The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 12th January 2007 There are 15 across clues and 19 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 12th January 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Song about times out of joint involved in 14 productionARTEMISIAAAcross 10: Poison from canned beefTOXINAAcross 11: Rusticate a student for being trivialBANALAAcross 12: Unusual hop insect formerly found near BaghdadCTESIPHONAAcross 13: Little creatures steal in, being too small to noticeMICROBEAAcross 14: Ban this unruly intoxicant!ABSINTHAAcross 17: Order, mostly seen in this clueCOMMAAAcross 19: Everyone said it's boringAWLAAcross 20: Vegetables plumbers called forLEEKSAAcross 21: Where lager is brewedALGIERSAAcross 22: Film genre reportedly for culture vultures?CARRIONAAcross 24: Cage none too soon?ABOUTTIMEAAcross 26: Credo is a bitchDOGMAAAcross 28: Wheeler, one who gets back nothing putting in nothingIXIONAAcross 29: American principles of tasteESTHETICSDDown 1: Something sharp that's taken from a dollBARBDDown 2: Caught in the confusion of racial distinctionETHNICDDown 3: America's not half keeping up fuel consumed? Improve!AMELIORATEDDown 4: Mind of spy working on insurgentPSYCHEDDown 5: Spooner's friendly greeting is anything butHATE MAILDDown 6: Case for retention of the tuition feeETUIDDown 7: Trade in old coinsEXCHANGEDDown 8: A name on this? Not likely!ANONDDown 8: A name on this? Not likely!ANON.DDown 13: Little time to get tea or coffeeMOCHADDown 15: Store said to deal in white goodsSELFRIDGESDDown 16: Heartless old king has heir to teaHYSONDDown 18: Log mania destroyed arboreal specimenMAGNOLIADDown 19: Patronage instils piquancy down underAUSPICESDDown 22: Build or erect a buildingCREATEDDown 23: She shows where to put your answerINGRIDDDown 24: Eager to top Welsh patronAVIDDDown 25: Fish bounce aheadTUNADDown 27: This ran to no great advantageALSO