The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 27th January 2009 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 27th January 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Person developing long tooth cut short by hostile typeFOETUSAAcross 5: High jumper has to move wearily, holding rocky lineTREE-FROGAAcross 9: Invite me back after, say, food 22 21VEGEMITEAAcross 10: Quite alluringPRETTYAAcross 11: Reformation grasping at art no more?CONVERSATIONAAcross 13: Painter unknown in Asian holiday destinationGOYAAAcross 14: D-d-dog?CERBERUSAAcross 17: Having cut back course, one's afraidPOLTROONAAcross 18: Score, with tip removed from setter's cue?ETCHAAcross 20: Earth god writhing in grass time and time again?GROUNDHOG DAYAAcross 23: Miss extra, then no runsMAIDENAAcross 24: Miss, female, follows vessel into open spaceMOURNFORAAcross 25: Fish has egg on, by the waySTURGEONAAcross 26: Old poser's bit of leg captivating copper and rated sexySPHINXDDown 2: See 23OVERDDown 3: Keen soldier on the front line?TRENCHANTDDown 4: Very slight opportunity for a drink in heavenSKINNYDDown 5: Fate condemns the extraordinary work of DarwinTHEDESCENTOFMANDDown 6: Coverage, or lack of it?EXPOSUREDDown 7: Quick run ending in wicketFLEETDDown 8: Dining elsewhere on nuts?OUTTOLUNCHDDown 12: Nasty cut also for indicating non-runnerCOLOURFASTDDown 15: Extremely popular companion supporting English completelyEVERY INCHDDown 16: Reduce size, getting private rooms into solid shapeCONDENSEDDown 19: Grim, beset by considerable smellsODOURSDDown 21: See 22UNDERDDown 22: Sister, half deaf, entering wrong word for AustraliaDOWN