The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 7th January 2015 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 7th January 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Journalists eating Japanese bread that's turning staleHACKNEYEDAAcross 6: Have no misgivings, exhibiting maliceVENOMAAcross 9: It's cool, cold and dry outside in the shadeTINCTAAcross 10: Roast chicken eaten by agent with beetrootREPREHENDAAcross 11: Expert buggy racer takes to person with 20PROCREATORAAcross 12: Informally, the two of us have options hereMENUAAcross 14: Liberal's new, dotty messages?BRAILLEAAcross 15: Model during extra pirouettes showing sexy qualityEROTISMAAcross 17: Performer of Mozart is terrible!ARTISTEAAcross 19: Officer right to grab pork pie — he's digging into mine!COLLIERAAcross 20: Heartless sorts making jokesKIDSAAcross 22: Polish politicians backing small blackmail schemesHONEYTRAPSAAcross 25: Slack rope — it's by Golden HindPOSTERIORAAcross 26: Cockney's leather or water, sayOXIDEAAcross 27: Lover swears it's red hotTROTHAAcross 28: New Age leader abandons steps for illuminationNEONLIGHTDDown 1: Male sheep producing crossHET UPDDown 2: Politician and worker taking issue in letterCONSONANTDDown 3: Movement of wild animals around mating period, heading northNATURALISMDDown 4: Length of, say, a vehicle reversingYARDAGEDDown 5: Rue de Paris's capital traditionsDEPLOREDDown 6: Conviction that is for breaking into carVIEWDDown 7: Polite about end of tale one's relatedNIECEDDown 8: Perhaps 24/06/2000 is seen here?MIDSUMMERDDown 13: Undesirable poster under cloth and paper in canTOILET ROLLDDown 14: Britain is short of funds — there are problems hereBLACK SPOTDDown 16: Rubbish I put into one sort of porcelain that's taking offIMITATINGDDown 18: Wearing nothing, in love and hotEROSIONDDown 19: I'm off to celebrate a narrow football victory?CHEERIODDown 21: Scoff at officer's clubDISCODDown 23: Baker may use this pinch of salt and pepperSPELTDDown 24: The 5th person in the 8th groupSETH