The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 9th January 2012 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 9th January 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Finish off a secret society in these courtsATRIAAAcross 10: Nun oddly including it with song of religious groupUNITARIANAAcross 11: Boy cut by crazy inmate given protection, in a wayLAMINATEDAAcross 12: Agreements between parties in power followed by legislationPACTSAAcross 13: Price paid for policy, one accepted by expectant person?PREMIUMAAcross 15: Loomed over vessel coming to a part of South PacificROSS SEAAAcross 17: Work of poet? Frost, by the sound of itRHYMEAAcross 18: Predict probable winner, rest not lasting longNAPAAcross 20: Grieving widow echoing my expression of painNAOMIAAcross 22: Sailor unusually hearty rounding capeYACHTERAAcross 25: Behaviour of supporters becoming establishedROOTINGAAcross 26: Chap who's changed side in financial crisis?BROKEAAcross 27: Debate controller and male speaker interrupted by a couple of demonstratorsMODERATORAAcross 30: Study teams including Republican judgesCONSIDERSAAcross 31: Conservative in America with backing, like 26 down with 3?MANICDDown 1: Revere as American hero that's become less appealing, we hearPAULDDown 2: Frantic, yet rum, PR is showy, worthless rubbishTRUMPERYDDown 3: Nobel laureate among German novelistsMANNDDown 4: Fox avoids him — person outside national TV spotlight, initiallyHUNTSMANDDown 5: President, for example, listened to songsLIEDERDDown 6: Act on a PM so awful in grave situation in ItalyCAMPOSANTODDown 7: Ring entertainers, such as the septet in today's puzzle …CIRCUSDDown 8: … a burden borne by Americans?ONUSDDown 13: Press Conferences to produce material for this?PERRYDDown 14: Desperately positioned, intermixes franticallyIN EXTREMISDDown 16: Opposed to government leader getting onAGINGDDown 19: One who takes off from Port Said sent flyingPARODISTDDown 21: Electing to cover one area, providing feel-good factorOPIATINGDDown 23: See 7CLOWNSDDown 24: Republican with wealth, primarily flip-floppingROMNEYDDown 26: Composer dear to Ivor NovelloBACHDDown 28: Odd power in historic parliamentRUMPDDown 29: Some satiric humour full of comic potentialRICH