The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 6th January 2014 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 6th January 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: A course people followRACETRACKAAcross 8: Anything that sounds obligatoryAUGHTAAcross 9: Seaman yachting, say, or coming down ropeABSEILINGAAcross 10: Quick — it's cold!NIPPYAAcross 12: Call attention to 24-hour period of prosperityHEYDAYAAcross 13: Around noon, top fighter pilots attempt descentANCESTRYAAcross 14: Appeal when vehicle has to retire in a raceATTRACTAAcross 17: A following letter employing harsh languageABUSINGAAcross 20: A woman's resignationPATIENCEAAcross 22: Make provision for volumes put asideSHELVEAAcross 24: Expect a hold-upAWAITAAcross 25: They go hunting and shooting among the rich and famousPAPARAZZIAAcross 26: Welcome cry up NorthGREETAAcross 27: Is to alter arrangement — for the better?TOTALISERDDown 1: A pretty useless objectBAUBLEDDown 2: Challenged champion's delay about the finalDEFENDERDDown 3: Surprise expressed to mass meeting in wordsORALLYDDown 4: Shocking subject for play school?SCANDALDDown 5: Blunder upset studentsPUPILSDDown 6: Broken car phone in EscortCHAPERONDDown 11: He continues to work for Southern TransportSCABDDown 15: Sideline co-operationTEAMWORKDDown 16: Once set it may hold ice-creamCONEDDown 18: Involved in a score or film storySCENARIODDown 19: It's not a stone to be lifted — it's a heavy weightMEGATONDDown 21: Is about to revolt, but flagsIRISESDDown 22: Way a convict adapted in a German prison onceSTALAGDDown 23: Old court official — namely one standing over the QueenVIZIER