The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 26th January 2017 There are 15 across clues and 19 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 26th January 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: From a gin and tonic, drunk moves in a line?FORMATIONAAcross 10: Tend to go over to escort, getting one's end awayNURSEAAcross 11: More Bloody Marys in the middle and one on rightRARERAAcross 12: Is tequila shot revealing features?QUALITIESAAcross 13: South American cocaine in flower and plantSANICLEAAcross 14: Hearts or clubs? King inserted into decksTICKERSAAcross 17: Had party finish off sangria (five parts wine)RAVEDAAcross 19: Drink with friendBUDAAcross 20: Like it? One drinkASSAIAAcross 21: Serving men who drop round, left something in a piña colada?PARASOLAAcross 22: See 9DANCINGAAcross 24: They do up house: home counties housing spikesSHOELACESAAcross 26: Article on whisky islandMALTAAAcross 28: One records who pays for work on Buckingham Palace?NOTERAAcross 29: See 6CLOCKWISEDDown 1: A long way from America: they fly backAFARDDown 2: Test alcohol-free beer at the end (European one)DRY RUNDDown 3: Orders sidecar after pub shutsBARRICADESDDown 4: French number went down, we hearCINQUEDDown 5: Like some crisps? Nuts? Deal with changeUNSALTEDDDown 6: Wine cocktails shaken the wrong way?ANTIDDown 7: Lines blocked with empty Eurostar coachesTRAINERSDDown 8: Bases recipe off Black Russians onceBEDSDDown 13: Paddy drinks upSTROPDDown 15: Has ink come off? Draw without stopping?CHAIN-SMOKEDDown 16: Have casual sex and drink around noonSWINGDDown 18: Part of Manhattan so nearly openingVERMOUTHDDown 19: Ingredient of snowball cocktail that might float in can?BALL COCKDDown 19: Ingredient of snowball cocktail that might float in can?BALLCOCKDDown 22: Old records entertaining partiesDISCOSDDown 23: Wearing ring that's mounted and embeddedINLAIDDDown 24: Downed one Sex on the Beach?SANDDDown 25: See 24LARKDDown 27: No head on men's drinksALES