The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 9th January 2019 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 9th January 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Period furniture scheduleTIMETABLEAAcross 6: Tootsie's payFOOTAAcross 8: Idle American Liberal supporter needs muzzle!LALLYGAGAAcross 9: Bar after C sharpCLEVERAAcross 10: Townswoman on the outskirts of Los Angeles making recordsANNALSAAcross 11: Stop runaway boar colliding with number of spectatorsABROGATEAAcross 12: Feeling smart? Make an offerTENDERAAcross 15: Real sexist entertainer on the insideEXISTENTAAcross 16: Passage from never-ending TV soap about barCORRIDORAAcross 19: Exotic insect is most particularNICESTAAcross 21: Small person failed MOT — having to seek a liftTOM THUMBAAcross 22: Takes an exam to include finished exercisesSITUPSAAcross 24: Before extra time starts, Mark gets cardTICKETAAcross 25: Doctor finally intervenes in chronic ailment, ending in deathTERMINALAAcross 26: Takes back gunSTENAAcross 27: In general, bustling court figureRECTANGLEDDown 1: Aim to be an instructorTRAINDDown 2: Doctor eating every last bit, given a recipe for duckMALLARDDDown 3: European flower market's ultimate sugar confection? No resistance!TAGUSDDown 4: Secure plum in casesBAGGAGEDDown 5: Trip when dancing on cruise, having snatched a kissEXCURSIONDDown 6: Load carried by father figureFREIGHTDDown 7: Implicit quality of public unitsOVERTONESDDown 13: Dismal scientist: "Dynamite to incomes!"ECONOMISTDDown 14: Flag — Reuters wrong about datesREDDUSTERDDown 17: Nasty tear on doll (snapped again?)RETAKENDDown 18: Descriptive of K-9's pinch of the earROBOTICDDown 20: Press piece's a bit of a plant?CUTTINGDDown 22: One's captivated by star-shaped feature of fluted columnSTRIADDown 23: Penny, dead dishy thingPLATE