The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 1st January 2016 There are 15 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 1st January 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: National articles (including a series of letters)AFGHANAAcross 5: Said to hitch up with the enemy of the seaMARITIMEAAcross 9: Bird has no energy to collect dole money for the landlordPUBLICANAAcross 10: Read about redhead getting toughSTURDYAAcross 11: Good or bad, sits a plantSATISFACTORYAAcross 13: Not in favour of Ain't Misbehavin’ANTIAAcross 14: Porter back in speed moveRELOCATEAAcross 17: The odds on awful scoop splashed out in the paperFOOL'S CAPAAcross 17: The odds on awful scoop splashed out in the paperFOOLSCAPAAcross 18: God of generosityEROSAAcross 20: What makes Bunny buy into pretentious behaviour?NAME-DROPPINGAAcross 23: Not half kick, my chilli picklesKIMCHIAAcross 24: Fast harmful drugs herePHARMACYAAcross 25: A single ship? That's a jokeONE-LINERAAcross 26: European leader to disappear a hundred timesDANISHDDown 2: What's better than a full house as cause for reform?FOURDDown 3: Keeps register to put a stop to motionHOLDSTILLDDown 4: Fine point of Germanic etymologyNICETYDDown 5: Order to pen rap music part hereMANUSCRIPTPAPERDDown 6: Roguish partner chasing roguish carsRASCALLYDDown 7: Ultimately slept with family member to be provocativeTAUNTDDown 8: A communist uprising blocks proposal for temperanceMODERATIONDDown 12: Hotel needs hand in developmentINNOVATIONDDown 15: Perhaps bishop with cold mouth and nose first to catch dreaded diseaseCLERGYMANDDown 16: Stinger capable of releasing poison? It's often nasty to begin withSCORPIONDDown 19: Vulgar criminal Blair indicted at lastRIBALDDDown 21: Be good when 40, as they sayEXCELDDown 22: See 2ACES