The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 11th January 2019 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 11th January 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Number one from one of twoETHERAAcross 10: He noticed creeping destruction of cultural identityETHNOCIDEAAcross 11: Rejected wordplay quietly sent back by Paul or editedUNPOPULARAAcross 12: Transient primeBRIEFAAcross 13: Prime suspect in deal with GovernmentLEADINGAAcross 15: Perhaps fire English workers allowed outsideELEMENTAAcross 17: Boatman finishes article on primesTHEMEAAcross 18: Nameless type of paint, the first to mark woodELMAAcross 20: Proposal from cockney womanOFFERAAcross 22: So, prime suspect is to swear oath?PROMISEAAcross 25: Go back to EU, generally friendless in retreatRENEGUEAAcross 26: They could kill & maim, sayNINJAAAcross 27: Teach two nurses to take on part of the crosswordENLIGHTENAAcross 30: Perhaps using skis, with the French slopes around themWHEELLESSAAcross 31: Prime made out to include anotherSEVENDDown 1: All possible orders of prime numbersMENUDDown 2: Boatman's helm is prime mover about tacking east at firstSHIPMATEDDown 3: Spring and FallTRIPDDown 4: Wrap leading edge (add less if turbulent)NEGLIGEEDDown 5: Prime impeachmentCHARGEDDown 6: Trump’s usual response to criticism, Donald’s leadership heading off trouble twice as stock index falls one pointDOUBLEDOWNDDown 7: Limited by metal casing in computers etcFINITEDDown 8: Perhaps a prime, cut from cube efficientlyBEEFDDown 13: Enjoy yourself! I've gone out to get drunkLITUPDDown 14: Be alive in time to be reborn for certainINEVITABLEDDown 16: Prime every other T-shirt, evenTHREEDDown 19: Preach new realism about loveMORALISEDDown 21: Sawn-off gun raised: it is held by prime suspect on runFUGITIVEDDown 23: Betrays no hiding place for anything less than a poundOUNCESDDown 24: Prime and irrational number? Large primes can't be thisELEVENDDown 26: Prime number — up to zeroNOWTDDown 28: Heartless visitor delivers blowGUSTDDown 29: Zero is new factor for all primesNONE