The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 29th January 2010 There are 15 across clues and 10 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 29th January 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Face conservative at conference venue?CONFRONTAAcross 9: (Wo)man he lays outASHLEYAAcross 10: Some food nite out during the fiftiesLENTILAAcross 11: The real McCoy in a bed of feathers?BONA FIDEAAcross 12: Hit a crook from BangkokTHAIAAcross 13: Vacuous? Waiting for confirmationOPEN-MINDEDAAcross 15: M, le swimmer?FROGMANAAcross 16: Some of us earthlings don't need art nouveau!ENGLISHAAcross 18: Steps pointedly taken to rewrite "Coward's End"SWORD DANCEAAcross 19: That's lovely, so lovely! Turning over, I won't interrupt the viewHA-HAAAcross 19: That's lovely, so lovely! Turning over, I won't interrupt the viewHAHAAAcross 20: Who every so often drops skilful footballer?DRIBBLERAAcross 22: Creature practising extremist religion?INSECTAAcross 23: Wrapping up what's electronicSWATHEAAcross 24: At sea directors who don't eat quiche, as a TV host would say?WHEELMENDDown 1: Try to deceive dozy charwoman with fake pewterCOMETHERAWPRAWNDDown 2: "There was no better bespoke tailor"AFITTINGTRIBUTEDDown 3: The wit of Christmas, the 7 of 7?NOEL COWARDDDown 4: Mine host not so tipsy?STABLERDDown 5: Indigestion, say, caused by French breadPAINDDown 6: If Whitehall sent out penalties now … ?THEFINALWHISTLEDDown 7: Raven going spare?HEADLESSCHICKENDDown 14: Capital Radio's Mike recorded after hospital dischargeMONTEVIDEODDown 17: Shy, wearing GP's beard?INDRAWNDDown 21: It's a sign of the Welsh League, I'm afraid!LEEK