The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 7th January 2009 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 7th January 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Prisoner, fragile person having a struggleCONTENDERAAcross 10: Woman takes motorway into cityEMILYAAcross 11: Run gently with pet, crossing riverTRICKLEAAcross 12: In a short time band becomes wonderful!WHOOPEEAAcross 13: Modify part of 'orse's equipmentALTERAAcross 14: Rebellious little princess ecstatic about boyDISSIDENTAAcross 16: Alien charged USA, spend being for a bit of MexicoGADSDENPURCHASEAAcross 19: Film union thug's famous last wordsETTUBRUTEAAcross 21: Scrap paper's ending in hutSHREDAAcross 22: Symbol of new life, new hope and lovePHOENIXAAcross 23: City a VIP goes round, keeping recordBOLOGNAAAcross 24: Celebrity eats Ryvita primarily - result is skeletonFRAMEAAcross 25: Army drifted - a particular corps might be found in a messTABLEWAREDDown 1: Report of a row, dispute? Mathematicians know all about thisACUTEALGLEDDown 2: Home with police turning up to get rebellious youth chargedINDICTEDDDown 3: Lord eats odd bits of cake - not a hearty eater?PECKERDDown 4: Chipper tots being heardADZEDDown 5: PM with cause to reform HP?BROWN SAUCEDDown 6: Diabolical comedian out of orderDEMONIACDDown 7: Politician caught in trick covers headWIMPLEDDown 8: Farm building that's neat inside?BYREDDown 14: Book Nine in academic citationDON QUIXOTEDDown 15: Fail to make progress in the current environment?TREADWATERDDown 17: Drink of the French - something that goes to the headDUBONNETDDown 18: Letter from a terrible ogre, beastAEROGRAMDDown 20: Hard worker a bit upset the time after ChristmasTROJANDDown 21: Metal splinter twisted insideSILVERDDown 22: Two females at uni set up publicityPUFFDDown 23: One can make endless incoherent noise!BABE