The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 10th January 2008 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 10th January 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Allegedly rude greeting from lout to flashily dressed manYOBLAIRAAcross 5: To walk like a duck? Let's have no duck nonsense!TWADDLEAAcross 9: Country participating in formal talksMALTAAAcross 10: Monk is church's leader - a jolly choiceCARMELITEAAcross 11: This additional examELEVEN-PLUSAAcross 12: Gentle rain where land goes out to seaSPITAAcross 14: Slowing down later on land ploughed upRALLENTANDOAAcross 18: Odd pair : England goalkeeper and American socialitePARISHILTONAAcross 21: Dean goes through BreconRUSKAAcross 22: Waterfall's fantastic - he waxed lyricalFATS WALLERAAcross 25: Mineral supplying the iron dose half contaminatedRHODONITEAAcross 26: In spring there's loss of black catOUNCEAAcross 27: Fabric in a coil wife removed to be put outsideBATISTEAAcross 28: Chief officer flawless? Twisted insidePREFECTDDown 1: Lament about maiden can go heavenwardYAMMERDDown 2: Listed as sick, unable to get up?BILLEDDDown 3: True - a ham is, sadly!AMATEURISHDDown 4: In summary, harvest's about to be gathered inRECAPDDown 5: Blunt upsetter stopped by one king, being upsetTURBULENTDDown 6: Someone murdered Lincoln, then leftABELDDown 7: Semicircular piece, excellent stuff from the butcherDRIPPINGDDown 8: Setting up of ballot in which the Right ousts the LeftERECTIONDDown 13: Front of toe enters shoe, one lacking external support?STAND-ALONEDDown 15: Face up to crazy ideas being rejectedLAIDASIDEDDown 16: Meat cutter grabbed by brother?SPARERIBDDown 17: Powerful politician before (say) Brown's timePRESCOTTDDown 19: Shot that may have some lead in itGLANCEDDown 20: See 5PRIESTDDown 23: To walk without energy is difficultSTEEPDDown 24: Driver of good-looking modelMOSS