The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 21st January 2014 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 21st January 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Contents of menu put away without a serious effortENDEAVOURAAcross 10: 22 down writer's pseudonymous first and real last nameLEWISAAcross 11: Ringleader facilitates unexpected visits by policeRAIDSAAcross 12: Try nurse? 9, initially embraced, cheered upHEARTENEDAAcross 13: Fatigue in the USA, possibly sign of times?EXHAUSTAAcross 14: Maintains page in novel shouldUPHOLDSAAcross 17: Something don may have done that contains one bugAPHIDAAcross 19: See final bits of The Remorseful DayELYAAcross 20: Form of communication that's a little bit incompleteMORSEAAcross 21: Try, as arranged, one caught being excessively lustfulSATYRICAAcross 22: Like something requested relating to Freemasons, sayONORDERAAcross 24: Fare to be cooked over first part of Sunday?ROAST BEEFAAcross 26: Like page spotted in old book, was bafflingFOXEDAAcross 28: Exciting series of events — a little drink leads to answerDRAMAAAcross 29: Teams operating planes without second propellersAIRSCREWSDDown 1: Exist as greatest fan of 20? That's food for thought for himBEERDDown 2: Extremely old-fashioned police officer, quiet and somewhat eccentric?ODDISHDDown 3: After service, set up ruddy odd and horrendous crimeMASS MURDERDDown 4: Broadcast particular role — why is that significant?SOWHATDDown 5: What's unusually true, say, about reading or writing delightful collectionTREASURYDDown 6: Storyline showing reason for policeman's unhappiness under pressurePLOTDDown 7: Criminal who does all he can to make a livingSWINDLERDDown 8: Part of religious education that's not newUSEDDDown 13: Small section of church upset theatrical dameEVANSDDown 15: Government department's honour accepted by male, not reserved?HOME OFFICEDDown 16: Weapon and drug stored in boxSPEARDDown 18: Playwright's wife isn't lacking technique, though datedHATHAWAYDDown 19: Ruminate, getting stuck into ales, perhaps — avoidance behaviour?ESCHEWALDDown 22: Not totally orthodox for detective that embraces lost causesOXFORDDDown 23: Stop vote being held that's historically rightDEXTERDDown 24: Annoyed, getting answer to crossword clue, finallyRODEDDown 25: What changed as one result of global warmingTHAWDDown 27: Verve shown in part of 20DASH