The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 13th January 2014 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 13th January 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: An advance orderFORWARDMARCHAAcross 8: Current charges for what a solicitor doesACCOSTSAAcross 9: Termini switched for the time beingINTERIMAAcross 11: Student of the pastALUMNUSAAcross 12: Often behind bars when captured, but may be paroledLEOPARDAAcross 13: Losses from strikesTOLLSAAcross 14: An old man with the twitch won't join in the funAPATHETICAAcross 16: Somewhat eccentric rest facility?OFFCENTREAAcross 19: Not a bow — not even a smile, apparentlySTERNAAcross 21: Most women have this combination of give and takeHANDBAGAAcross 23: What this youngster's mother did?BEAR CUBAAcross 24: Embarrassment of companion ends with a smileCHAGRINAAcross 25: Form of elation that may be cut shortTOENAILAAcross 26: Noted all past blunders in one's lifetimeALLOTTEDSPANDDown 1: It's real, topless or not!FACTUALDDown 2: Takes offence at gifts not being openedRESENTSDDown 3: Help worker to find a mate?ASSISTANTDDown 4: Not well, goes to doctor — that's the routineDRILLDDown 5: City that sent missionaries out to ChinaANTIOCHDDown 6: Fruit ran short outsideCURRANTDDown 7: I catch pastor out in dire straitsCATASTROPHICDDown 10: Doctors' dance held in the gymnasium?MEDICINE BALLDDown 15: Put out account with wrong rebate to daughterACERBATEDDDown 17: Flier in a flat spinFANTAILDDown 18: An order to stop amber changing to green?EMBARGODDown 19: Mix a cocktail to revitalise peopleSHAKE-UPDDown 19: Mix a cocktail to revitalise peopleSHAKEUPDDown 20: Can he, in disturbance, hold fast?ENCHAINDDown 22: DNA unit takes time to find in a cat-like animalGENET