The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 13th January 2020 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 13th January 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Pause during race to turn top on damaged postPIT STOPAAcross 5: Dutch woman is Utrecht's ultimate 20th-century artistDADAISTAAcross 9: Faulty satnav restricted parcel courierSANTAAAcross 10: Time to request stuff for working partyTASK FORCEAAcross 11: Ambassadors from Spain fail to spot signEMISSARIESAAcross 12: Plant found mostly in decaying vegetable matterPEAAAcross 14: Top people act differently to this prominent Mexican featurePOPOCATEPETLAAcross 18: Priest leaving church leader a true tale translated for Alfred, Lord Tennyson oncePOET LAUREATEAAcross 21: Essentially miserable time?ERAAAcross 22: Bones intended, it's said, for special religious ceremoniesSACRAMENTSAAcross 25: Great and good tucked into alcoholic beverage found in grassSWINGEINGAAcross 26: Roman magistrate dismissing a French raceTRIBEAAcross 27: Mafia boss hiding gun parts and drug in prisonDUNGEONAAcross 28: Male in nude dancing in the centre of woodDURAMENDDown 1: Instagram contribution covering points for spiced drinkPOSSETDDown 2: Colour in comic book characterTINTINDDown 3: Fox eating a waste product in fungiTOADSTOOLSDDown 4: Treasure about to be returned to safePETERDDown 5: Drastic extra power for Queen in courtDESPERATEDDown 6: Silly fashion upset head of textilesDAFTDDown 7: Republican rabble leaders put mobile into roadside bomb that's explodedIRRUPTEDDDown 8: Sit alone twiddling lower extremitiesTOENAILSDDown 13: Exercise books on American tree rewritten as part of 18's work?PENTAMETERDDown 15: University lecturer interrupting enthusiastic reception for part of cycleOVULATIONDDown 16: Animal full of vegetables died satisfiedAPPEASEDDDown 17: Arms trade leaders entertained by numerous delegatesLEGATIONDDown 19: Popular company's not in good shapeINFIRMDDown 20: New seat given to sailors behindASTERNDDown 23: Inflexible soldier breaking freeRIGIDDDown 24: Sickness from epidemic 18 got rid ofAGUE