The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 30th January 2018 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 30th January 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Roman coins and dinosaur Einstein excavatedAUREIAAcross 10: Professionally, I say pinch boil to get betterPHYSICIANAAcross 11: They obstruct retired NHS doctor, wasting timeHINDERERSAAcross 12: Stories are cliched from beginning to endTALESAAcross 13: Protected and paid to be free of bugs within?POLICEDAAcross 15: Good girl travels with male travellerPILGRIMAAcross 17: Catholic soon to be 23CANONAAcross 18: I would take back pawn with pawn …DIPAAcross 20: … to develop rook first, then knight, following trainingRIPENAAcross 22: Show best speed, perhaps?TOPGEARAAcross 25: Contributes Qaos and Tramp's puzzlesIMPARTSAAcross 26: Conservative member gets to riseCLIMBAAcross 27: Aardvarks are very hard to confine in storage buildingEARTHHOGSAAcross 30: Paper's reportersOBSERVERSAAcross 31: 23, 100, 50, er ... 1,000?CLERKDDown 1: It's held by club at Hull CityBATHDDown 2: Soul sister's founding fatherFRANKLINDDown 3: Partner (or partners) provided withinWIFEDDown 4: Piddles all over the place — take in note, it's impressive!SPLENDIDDDown 5: Henry's bouquet wrapped up small flowerHYSSOPDDown 6: You can get hold of a piece with thisPISTOL GRIPDDown 7: Novelist whose work is a bit of a grind?MILLERDDown 8: Workers' tirades: "Right To Strike"ANTSDDown 13: Fancy topic: Embroidery StitchPICOTDDown 14: Agree to massage back after jog in KentCANTERBURYDDown 16: IMHO, snakes regularly become religious figuresMONKSDDown 19: Head of convent earlier was miles away from confusionPRIORESSDDown 21: Old queen admits: "Executed? I'll forgive you"PARDONERDDown 23: Clergyman most sorry to lose keyPRIESTDDown 24: Local officials, historically, turn up on drugsREEVESDDown 26: Heat? It's freezing over — absolute zero!COOKDDown 28: Remove lid from jar to serve wineHOCKDDown 29: Benefit of drink?SAKE