The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 31st January 2013 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 31st January 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Marsh ground in Goa?NGAIOAAcross 10: Exploitation by commanding officer, one in sizzling casual wearHOUSECOATAAcross 11: Close associate's bottom sagged — that's painful!BEDFELLOWAAcross 12: One with an agenda — hacking car phones with iridium implantCHAIRAAcross 13: Line in mate's clothingCLOBBERAAcross 15: Died wearing examination supportsTRIPODSAAcross 17: Stupendous housing tipUPENDAAcross 18: See 29COWAAcross 20: Soup from rounded, duck-black vesselGUMBOAAcross 22: Keen to go having been needled?HYPEDUPAAcross 25: Act of sleeping produced by bad opera's length!REPOSALAAcross 26: Collective curios mostly outrival returnsVIRTUAAcross 27: Making tiger come out of a pyramid, sayGEOMETRICAAcross 30: Admirable features, thorough observationsGOOD LOOKSAAcross 31: One seen in rushes of movie, ultimately eaten by plant?MOSESDDown 1: Puggish feature of bonuses distributed and reduced internallySNUBDDown 2: She would ineptly get players into bad habitsWARDROBEDDown 3: See 1NOSEDDown 4: Oh, to be back in New Circle CrossCHOLERICDDown 5: Be more ingenious than blooming jokerOUTWITDDown 6: Coming to a stop, pretty high on drugs?FETCHINGUPDDown 7: See 13POTATODDown 8: How annoying to be turned over for leadSTARDDown 13: Idle person with set habit needs analyst's aid: "Doctor too pat"COUCHDDown 14: One physically representing an actor needs stiff drink of spiritsBODYDOUBLEDDown 16: Homer's after second cutter, say, for grassSTOOLDDown 19: Old, much performed piece? Actually, a modern hitWARHORSEDDown 21: See 2MISTRESSDDown 23: See 12PERSONDDown 24: See 16PIGEONDDown 26: Greens commonly associated with top grade starVEGADDown 28: Oscar's equivalent of a thief's aid (not jack)EMMYDDown 29: "Nice little earner" from bread and milk supplierCASH