The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd January 2019 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd January 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Bishop always has time for a drinkBEVERAGEAAcross 9: More than one comrade touring Lima, an old cityPLURALAAcross 10: Courageous chap embracing sovereignBOLDAAcross 11: Time for skip to be transportedSPELL-BOUNDAAcross 11: Time for skip to be transportedSPELLBOUNDAAcross 12: Worries about second strokeCARESSAAcross 14: Leave note without regrets? That's horrible!GRUESOMEAAcross 15: Patrol leader engulfed by storms in cataractRAPIDSAAcross 17: Shortage of spun threadDEARTHAAcross 20: Wipe out an extensive areaMASSACREAAcross 22: Writer entertains holy man in cafeBISTROAAcross 23: Length of time in the middleCENTIMETREAAcross 24: Enthusiast protects weak young animalFAWNAAcross 25: Fathom the meaning of last month's poemDECODEAAcross 26: Going round to corrupt a politicianROTATORYDDown 1: Gracious girl coming out and being broadcastDEBONAIRDDown 2: Convey old Bob's demiseSENDDDown 3: Father takes advantage of breaksPAUSESDDown 4: Computer giant hosting an American gets general approbationAPPLAUSEDDown 5: Irritable, having no more classesOUTOFSORTSDDown 6: Frenchmen, capturing a wild beast, showing bottleMAGNUMDDown 8: Animation features design of green and yellow, initiallyENERGYDDown 13: Former site of a trade fairEXPOSITIONDDown 16: Pam ceded building and made offDECAMPEDDDown 18: Man gets bounty for old insurgentHEREWARDDDown 19: One checking a canopyTESTERDDown 21: Teresa treated sharp edgesARETESDDown 22: Inspiration from touching in jacuzziBREATHDDown 24: Tense when in charge for functionFETE