The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 4th January 2010 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 4th January 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Uncooked, filleted and leanRAWBONEDAAcross 9: No head on the beer? That's strangeEERIEAAcross 10: Back a mount, ie betANTEAAcross 11: Leave the wrong impressionPERMISSIONAAcross 12: Protection for a king in loveARMOURAAcross 14: Dance of the bedouin in his own environmentSARABANDAAcross 15: It sinks beneath the wavesTORPEDOAAcross 17: He needs understanding first, then treatmentKENNETHAAcross 20: Man rises above itIRISH SEAAAcross 22: A news broadcast with right to replyANSWERAAcross 23: This is too small to be rightACUTE ANGLEAAcross 24: Nursery slope climberJILLAAcross 25: Uncomplaining discipleSTOICAAcross 26: Fiancée at home and cared forINTENDEDDDown 1: Homely doctorBARNARDODDown 2: Player giving lead on pitchOBOEDDown 3: Are all his shots singles through cover?SNIPERDDown 4: Give a talking-to, being directADDRESSDDown 5: A good line in stock?PEDIGREEDDown 6: Metal shackles keep men in stepBRASSBANDSDDown 7: Grieve over old bird in mountainous surroundingsBEMOANDDown 13: Not the government's workplaceOPPOSITIONDDown 16: A message to execute, once and for allDISPATCHDDown 18: Music of the Depression?THEBLUESDDown 19: Agreement lawyers attainBARGAINDDown 21: Holiday nook?RECESSDDown 22: They don't mind their own businessAGENTSDDown 24: What may be high, say, and unluckyJINX