The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 25th January 2012 There are 12 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 25th January 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 4: Share prayer, wanting nothingRATIONAAcross 6: Endless wine Shed's knocked back with officiantMINISTERAAcross 9: Close bank experiencing setback in US cityNEARBYAAcross 10: Getting shot of free flingRIDDANCEAAcross 11: Character in Hamlet attended wild parties, bumping into popular performer?GRAVEDIGGERAAcross 15: Designer of hobbit, elf or dwarf?TELFORDAAcross 17: It's not the whole story, but recipe's includedEXCERPTAAcross 18: Monk's live number accommodating ruleBENEDICTINEAAcross 22: Oil the wheels with S&M … and bondage?HELOTISMAAcross 23: River drowning one Roman governorPILATEAAcross 24: Instrument-maker's to stop drinking wine when drunkSTEINWAYAAcross 25: Yearn to introduce soldiers to Mum or DadPARENTDDown 1: Girl holding up computer manufacturer's re-animated remainsZOMBIEDDown 2: Plunging top to toe into metal 1sLIVING DEADDDown 3: Like ancient poet's photo capturing faulty drainPINDARICDDown 4: Vagabond to smuggle mineralRUNAGATEDDown 5: Turtle's head fit for consumption — on this?TEA TABLEDDown 7: Plenty of mucus aroundTONSDDown 8: Smell smokeREEKDDown 12: 1's interrupting one Asian or anotherINDONESIANDDown 13: Old exclamation about … about falling water … or how to get rid of it?DRAINAGEDDown 14: Most overpriced fly mostly securing piss-upSTEEPESTDDown 16: Revolutionary or mordant?ORBITINGDDown 19: High point? No more than 151CLIMAXDDown 20: Letters from louse unopenedPHISDDown 21: Down and dirtyBLUE