The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 12th January 2017 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 12th January 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Cost of keeping a good womanDAMAGEAAcross 4: Make clear term's knownSPELL OUTAAcross 9: Having no drive, going underOWNINGAAcross 10: Look back across road — that's a fast carDRAGSTERAAcross 11: Prospect of this isn't half depressing — could be better!PRESIDENTTRUMPAAcross 13: Appeal I made certainly gets polite responseMYPLEASUREAAcross 14: Look round three particular showsPEERAAcross 16: Planted, proved hard to avoidSOWNAAcross 18: Prepared in a little yard not at this locationAT THE READYAAcross 21: Ended with a polluter changing fuelUNLEADED PETROLAAcross 23: Still time? Rushed old writer's one line shortTRANQUILAAcross 24: Bill's after that woman from EastEndersPOSTERAAcross 25: Lost boys set free fox?SLYBOOTSAAcross 26: Make up for going on TVOFFSETDDown 1: A number of Romans on the way to boatDHOWDDown 2: Worker raised weapon outside — positive danger to trespassersMANTRAPDDown 3: Criminal hiding note in comicGANGSTERDDown 5: Sharing stripper? Nah, that's grossPARTNERSHIPDDown 6: Scandal concerning the French envoy?LEGATEDDown 7: Push out foolish doubterOBTRUDEDDown 8: Do nothing in endeavour to start with the right peopleTORYPARTYDDown 12: Gossip did this — her tongue's beginning to flow freelyDISH THE DIRTDDown 13: Capital invested in model planesMOSQUITOSDDown 15: Crooked gent reported a total lossWRITE-OFFDDown 17: Idiot's stolen a black jumperWALLABYDDown 19: A disease one has contracted from rodentsAGOUTISDDown 20: Spectre at the feast mentioned trouble at LloydsBANQUODDown 22: Almost late after hold-up — I'm annoyedDRAT