The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 3rd January 2014 There are 13 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 3rd January 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 5: Star getting votes of the top people, sign of something wrongPOLLUXAAcross 6: Flirt in game, not rightCOQUETAAcross 9: Composer with second-rate skill "satisfactory"BARTOKAAcross 10: Wretched home plant all stuntedINFERNALAAcross 11: What's less than blaze, a little fireZEALAAcross 12: Waltz rhythm conveyed by Scott trumpeter?TRIPLE TIMEAAcross 13: Supporters stupefied inside — old-fashioned typesBACKNUMBERSAAcross 18: A brother we found devastated by conflictTHEBOERWARAAcross 21: Hack wants initial hundred quid, maybeCHEWAAcross 22: Like some insects snug in grass?SWARMINGAAcross 23: Fine isn't stopping bad boy, ultimatelyDAINTYAAcross 24: Harshness voiced by fraudster?RIGOURAAcross 25: Conservative newspaper proprietor once a starCASTORDDown 1: Several small vessels to fail badly crossing lakesFLOTILLADDown 2: Sloppy food? Get rid of it, we sayJUNKETDDown 3: Where you may see many a sporty drinker and driver?GOLF-CLUBDDown 3: Where you may see many a sporty drinker and driver?GOLFCLUBDDown 4: Expression of disapproval about upsetting sin — guns out of here?TURRETDDown 5: Energy input to something growing in the earth?PLANETDDown 7: What's distressing volunteers protecting room full of gold?TRAUMADDown 8: See one old woman in game win lousy money that could be betterMINIMUM WAGEDDown 14: Place I look to ascend, given encouragement to endureKEEPITUPDDown 15: New price set to generate incomeRECEIPTSDDown 16: Demonstrate, wanting Head of Sate to tumble downSHOWERDDown 17: Aircraft's required course from very small city on hillVECTORDDown 19: Fabric such as nude will hideBAREGEDDown 20: This plan again upset prison guardREDRAW