The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 6th January 2020 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 6th January 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Do they advertise drama by W Shakespeare?PLAYBILLSAAcross 6: Prepares for holiday: two join the scrumPACKSAAcross 9: Dieter's agreement on port wineRIOJAAAcross 10: Valid reason to contribute to thisGOODCAUSEAAcross 11: No sound from horse heardNAYAAcross 12: One may pull the plug on this sort of dramaKITCHEN SINKAAcross 14: High churchman on time?PRELATEAAcross 15: One's finished working on Hebridean islandRETIREEAAcross 16: Oswald's unlucky formulationSOD'S LAWAAcross 19: Runner losing pounds becomes more complacentSMUGGERAAcross 22: Fresh mint I repent getting chopped upIMPERTINENTAAcross 23: Short musical performanceGIGAAcross 24: Keep on editing paper? Not IREAPPOINTAAcross 26: Fool I spot holding oneIDIOTAAcross 27: Went back to play with feeble physiqueWEEDYAAcross 28: Gang reuse broken lubricatorGREASE GUNDDown 1: Vegetable piece shortly cutPARSNIPDDown 2: Annoyed, struggling for pain reliefANODYNEDDown 3: Refuse to touch poster for criminalBLACKMAILERDDown 4: Diplomat inattentive at the end: he's left somethingLEGATEEDDown 5: Very different item for babySOOTHERDDown 6: Still choose not to finishPICDDown 7: Palace attendant has no time for messengerCOURIERDDown 8: Detailed plan to bring deer up to little spotSPECKLEDDown 13: Hangings secure deathNETCURTAINSDDown 16: Squalid area, where you can't keep your feet?SKID ROWDDown 17: Corrupt deputy to go madDEPRAVEDDown 18: Wife going sick, complainingWAILINGDDown 19: Put away, he hates to reformSHEATHEDDown 20: Stopping making jokes?GAGGINGDDown 21: PC, not entirely bright oneRIGHT ONDDown 25: Every year, a year's earnings?PAY