The Guardian Speedy Answers - Sunday, 20th January 2013 There are 13 across clues and 10 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 20th January 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Speedy AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: MisshapenMALFORMEDAAcross 8: Legal excuseALIBIAAcross 9: Gleam or glow intermittentlyTWINKLEAAcross 10: Patiently allow something unpleasant to passSITITOUTAAcross 11: PlunderLOOTAAcross 13: Forceful forward flowONRUSHAAcross 14: Withdraw from an organisationSECEDEAAcross 16: Muslim holy manIMAMAAcross 17: Clear soup usually of beef, veal or chickenCONSOMMEAAcross 19: Direct telephone link between two officialsHOT LINEAAcross 19: Direct telephone link between two officialsHOTLINEAAcross 20: White heronEGRETAAcross 21: Pull yourself together – get organised!SORTITOUTDDown 1: Omit sets? (anag)MOISTESTDDown 2: Colouring material used as a rough acid-base indicatorLITMUSDDown 3: Scandinavian war godODINDDown 4: Have a lasting or significant effectMAKEONESMARKDDown 5: Failed to get the response of an audienceDIEDTHEDEATHDDown 6: Story that tells of someone's progression from poverty to wealthRAGSTORICHESDDown 7: Sound of little feetPITTER-PATTERDDown 12: Make one's presence felt once moreREASSERTDDown 15: Maurice Ravel's most famous workBOLERODDown 18: Local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receiveWIFI