The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 8th January 2021 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 8th January 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Modern, say, incorporating special styleTASTEAAcross 10: US labour leader, once topless, eating whipped cream when not being filmedOFFCAMERAAAcross 11: Calls about oven get severe rebukesROASTINGSAAcross 12: Homer's expression involves prelude to Ulysses, good and readyDOUGHAAcross 13: Bishop attacked? That's twistedBRAIDEDAAcross 15: Queen kidnapped by workers in bad moodsTEMPERSAAcross 17: Head to the end of 7 levelsEVENSAAcross 18: Criticise GodPANAAcross 20: How to go from 0 to 1 or 20?SCOREAAcross 22: Leaves sections without model soldiersDEPARTSAAcross 25: Man hides weapon in clothingGARMENTAAcross 26: British Rail now ruined by ex-PMBROWNAAcross 27: Unfolded drapes, crypticallyOUTSPREADAAcross 30: Ideas man lambasted guide over loo break close to fiveIDEOLOGUEAAcross 31: Facial preparations designed to get forty winks backPEELSDDown 1: Commotion as difficult resit gets E-STIRDDown 2: Dad ceased dancing outside as a stuntESCAPADEDDown 3: Copper's round, or is a square?BEATDDown 4: Judge at home, immersed in dictionary, is happy being sophisticatedJOINEDUPDDown 5: Love very loud group's counterbalanceOFFSETDDown 6: No admirers swoon then die, perhapsRANDOMISERDDown 7: Slim regularly, or need quicheREDUCEDDown 8: #drugs?HASHDDown 13: Book — what to do with it and what to buy it withBREADDDown 14: Guarding posh spoiled girl tends to angerDISGRUNTLEDDown 16: He's excited by Alien filmSHEETDDown 19: Clothes to wear when you're out?NIGHTIESDDown 21: Old writer — look down and be amazedOPEN-EYEDDDown 23: Expert's against French art showsPROVESDDown 24: Smell bad in the Home Counties? Then wash!SPONGEDDown 26: Black, black liquid swellingBOILDDown 28: Good exercise channelPIPEDDown 29: Springfield was 80% cleanDUST