The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 31st December 2018 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 31st December 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Love's fashionable, hiding nothing to wearEROSIONAAcross 5: Marched about, delightedCHARMEDAAcross 10: They ask, are you acquainted with God's wife?JUNOAAcross 11: Cave dweller to try lodge for a changeTROGLODYTEAAcross 12: Scandinavian against topless skiing? Outrageous!VIKINGAAcross 13: 3.14 + 1 + 2.72, right? Initially simple for leadersPIONEERSAAcross 14: Envoy has trouble with green movementMESSENGERAAcross 16: Get extremely dizzy and nervousWINDYAAcross 17: Time to kidnap emperor?TEMPOAAcross 19: Salesman: 50% off ribs and salads, plus special paybacksREPRISALSAAcross 23: Goa's very annoyed with travellersVOYAGERSAAcross 24: Origins of temperature in great balls of fireSTARTSAAcross 26: Before overnight vacation, do I bring fancy footwear?RIDING BOOTAAcross 27: Earth, to make great again, improve atmosphere for startersGAIAAAcross 28: Salt and pepper ultimately remain to be shakenMARINERAAcross 29: Mama from 1960s at home with Italian astronomerCASSINIDDown 2: Standard performanceROUTINEDDown 3: Japanese game is uplifting when astride pigSHOGIDDown 4: Shabby coat? Try new shapeOCTAGONDDown 6: Sun god, he's over 510HELIOSDDown 7: Display team seen at Old Trafford?REDDEVILSDDown 8: Key journalist walked inENTEREDDDown 9: Company board retains maiden over her elevated understandingCOMPREHENSIONDDown 15: Singers in Spain or otherwiseSOPRANINIDDown 18: Foreign items and old books need art venueEXOTICADDown 20: Flower area's dry, turning to stoneROSETTADDown 21: A vital translation by North EuropeanLATVIANDDown 22: Dog or blackbird?BEAGLEDDown 25: Guardian's refined sugarARGUS