The Guardian Quick Answers - Wednesday, 4th May 2011 There are 12 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Wednesday, 4th May 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quick AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Prepare for actionCLEARTHEDECKSAAcross 8: Racing certaintyNAPAAcross 9: Substance supposedly emanating from the body of a medium during trancesECTOPLASMAAcross 10: Object passed down through a family for generationsHEIRLOOMAAcross 11: Flashy black marketeerSPIVAAcross 13: Short railway track for shuntingSIDINGAAcross 14: AcrimoniousBITTERAAcross 16: AffluentRICHAAcross 17: Largest city in ChinaSHANGHAIAAcross 20: HarmonyAGREEMENTAAcross 21: Winged insectBEEAAcross 22: New England stateMASSACHUSETTSDDown 1: Easy task (slang)CINCHDDown 2: Feeling of pride and loyalty shared by members of a group (French)ESPRIT DE CORPSDDown 3: Dry white wine (German)RIESLINGDDown 4: Car radically modified to increase performanceHOT-RODDDown 4: Car radically modified to increase performanceHOTRODDDown 5: StupidDOPYDDown 6: Be impatient to actCHAMPATTHEBITDDown 7: Russian tea urnSAMOVARDDown 12: Condition in which there is constant ringing in the earsTINNITUSDDown 13: Harsh or bitter derision or ironySARCASMDDown 15: Exclamation of disbeliefOHYEAHDDown 18: Smite (anag)ITEMSDDown 19: Flat-topped hill with steep sides, common in the southwestern USMESA