The Guardian Speedy Answers - Sunday, 5th January 2014 There are 13 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 5th January 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Speedy AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Pungent fleshy edible root eaten in saladsRADISHAAcross 4: Persian governor of old; small-time dictatorSATRAPAAcross 9: Upend ox (anag)EXPOUNDAAcross 10: Jazz-style dance music of the 1940sBEBOPAAcross 11: Recurring theme, especially in musicMOTIFAAcross 12: ImitationMIMICRYAAcross 13: Accepted without discussionTAKENASREADAAcross 18: False medication, psychologically appliedPLACEBOAAcross 20: EdgeSIDLEAAcross 22: One of the Great Lakes of North AmericaHURONAAcross 23: SpecimenEXHIBITAAcross 24: Most restrainedTAMESTAAcross 25: Describing clothes marked by gaudiness or jazzinessSPORTYDDown 1: Moist, damp, wet – especially of airRHEUMYDDown 2: Storage baseDEPOTDDown 3: Light fluffy dish with a base of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whitesSOUFFLEDDown 5: Vinyl collectibleALBUMDDown 6: One of the four matriarchs of the Jewish people (anglicised)REBECCADDown 7: Tropical fruit tree used in medicinePAPAYADDown 8: Very common; of little valueADIMEADOZENDDown 14: Clue about a ragman?ANAGRAMDDown 15: Fruit of a popular flowerROSE HIPDDown 15: Fruit of a popular flowerROSEHIPDDown 16: Outcome, final resultUPSHOTDDown 17: Person posted to keep watch for some anticipated eventSENTRYDDown 19: County town of Co Clare, IrelandENNISDDown 21: ProhibitDEBAR