The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 2nd January 2017 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 2nd January 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Ham bone I cooked in unconventional wayBOHEMIANAAcross 5: Leave the City in the wetDECAMPAAcross 9: Still room to absorb education that's hair-splittingPEDANTRYAAcross 10: Not just an international trade showUNFAIRAAcross 12: Speak mockingly about foodSCOFFAAcross 13: Denis seen to be wantingNEEDINESSAAcross 14: Breakdown expert?PSYCHIATRISTAAcross 18: Key man in the penal systemPRISONWARDERAAcross 21: Eric got me confused just using simple figuresGEOMETRICAAcross 23: A great stop for sailorsAVASTAAcross 24: British sailors occupy a border town on the RhineARNHEMAAcross 25: Someone not suited for runningSTREAKERAAcross 26: Cool way to use barbituratesSEDATEAAcross 27: His Greek island tour became quite an epicODYSSEUSDDown 1: Go over someone's head, being close to exam resultBYPASSDDown 2: People with complaints may resort to theseHYDROSDDown 3: The form aims often may makeMANIFESTODDown 4: One really frightened proceeded quickly in drawing a crowd aroundARRANTCOWARDDDown 6: Agitated nun that is upset about the tedium of lifeENNUIDDown 7: Scholarly in theoryACADEMICDDown 8: Ruination of parties, a hanger-on can bePARASITEDDown 11: I accept order mistakenly and went to and froRECIPROCATEDDDown 15: Youngsters eat greens for developmentTEENAGERSDDown 16: Sayings in page's rim need translatingEPIGRAMSDDown 17: Denied having fed pig insideDISOWNEDDDown 19: Cause irritation right on the jointRANKLEDDown 20: Jumps at openingsSTARTSDDown 22: Keyhole operation?EVENT