The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 10th January 2018 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 10th January 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Great work, primarily drama, ending in misery?TRAGEDYAAcross 5: Comedians stop heckles with "Hush!"JESTERSAAcross 10: Vlad puzzle is taxing peopleDVLAAAcross 11: German tennis player qualified first, but can drawGRAFFITISTAAcross 12: Dispatch clothing — no tops, pleaseENDEARAAcross 13: Girl's foolish regret about Jude in the nudeGERTRUDEAAcross 14: Filter paper? Pascal discarded two drinks endlesslyPERCOLATEAAcross 16: Good landlord serves spiritGHOSTAAcross 17: Location of war not American wrongdoingCRIMEAAcross 19: Magnificent bribe — manufacturing plantROYAL PALMAAcross 23: Emperor's idea: steal car, go east then southCLAUDIUSAAcross 24: In the morning, 50 entered the mysterious little villageHAMLETAAcross 26: Large miner's tatty loaferMALINGERERAAcross 27: Greek characters retire operating systemUNIXAAcross 28: Men move into Black CountryDENMARKAAcross 29: Perhaps Philip and Charles are present in church on SundayPRINCESDDown 2: Retaliation, say, not uprisingREVENGEDDown 3: Heavy accentGRAVEDDown 4: Pet runs into stick? Nonsense!DOGGRELDDown 6: Try slice of beef for teaEFFORTDDown 7: Instruction on lid of teapot: pour this outTUTORSHIPDDown 8: Wants Dr's letters to be exchanged for livesRESIDESDDown 9: Hold garments?CARGOTROUSERSDDown 15: Social theory my half-cousin condemned around 2000COMMUNISMDDown 18: Drop rent again?RELEASEDDown 20: Supporter had travelled before start of raceADHERERDDown 21: It shelters two boys close to shoreLEE SIDEDDown 22: Collier to ride about astride horseDIGGERDDown 25: "I quit!" — football manager loses his head over missMOURN