The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 10th January 2019 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 10th January 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Face rival, having to give inVISAGEAAcross 4: Signs of corruption due to misplaced zeal in home countiesSLEAZEAAcross 9: Orator's backing cardinalFOURAAcross 10: Musical measure for feet and arms?SWORD DANCEAAcross 11: 20, smarter one's skedaddledNATTERAAcross 12: Joe Bloggs's name very peculiarEVERYMANAAcross 13: Harry's inherently appealingPERSECUTEAAcross 15: Wellington also bowled overBOOTAAcross 16: Standard sailor suit has oneJACKAAcross 17: Constable possibly tailing Tory fraudster?CON ARTISTAAcross 21: Current strength for each time period, starting with a monthAMPERAGEAAcross 22: Refuse burdenLUMBERAAcross 24: Insect ingested by supremely reckless antelopeWILDEBEESTAAcross 25: Withdrawal of record possible? No wayNOPEAAcross 26: Extremely granular cereal used for bread at one timeGROATSAAcross 27: Bemoan king imprisoned by soldier and never discovered?GRIEVEDDown 1: Six others primarily behind abuseVIOLATEDDown 2: Fish from river in disputeSPRATDDown 3: Stomach-related wind illusory, so they sayGASTRICDDown 5: Youngster looking flushed mounted stepsLADDERDDown 6: Can't stay alive without oxygen, whatever the damageAT ANY COSTDDown 7: Delight in French refrainENCHANTDDown 8: Sound control evident as forceful goddess ran into HMPOTENTIOMETERDDown 14: Strange case of eccentric Scot due to inheritSUCCEEDTODDown 16: Avoiding military police in breaking jailJUMPINGDDown 18: Utter scoundrels in the ascendant, second-raters exceptedALLSTARDDown 19: Last couple of people supporting expensive addition to church?STEEPLEDDown 20: Rule out elevated part for poor playerRABBITDDown 23: Maidens during church trip putting on airsMINCE