The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 31st January 2022 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 31st January 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Bill joins in peaceful songSERENADEAAcross 9: Learn dances to an organRENALAAcross 10: The number of people reached conceal how old they areCOVEAAcross 11: Jack Sprat wouldn't gossipCHEW THE FATAAcross 12: My fees are high; that's unfortunateDEARMEAAcross 14: Standing up, let vicar outVERTICALAAcross 15: Heavenly body that rises with the sun?MERCURYAAcross 17: Lack of experience of top-class doctor in New YorkNAIVETYAAcross 20: Occupying platform, nationalist is to make no progressSTAGNATEAAcross 22: Almost be bold enough to succeed famous scientistDARWINAAcross 23: Cop it badly, after lie about fast connectionFIBRE-OPTICAAcross 23: Cop it badly, after lie about fast connectionFIBREOPTICAAcross 24: See 10RAGEAAcross 25: It signifies death of Dickens's little girl on the radioKNELLAAcross 26: Contemplate change in friendMEDITATEDDown 1: Madly keen to receive love, a source of energyKEROSENEDDown 2: Produce army officer's short noteGENEDDown 3: Awkward to be left on the other side of the ChannelGAUCHEDDown 4: Join the army again? One is not in the front lineRESERVEDDown 5: Capital's name finally included in new airportPRETORIADDown 6: Live as Liberal in college, always a scepticUNBELIEVERDDown 7: Animal found in mountain area, roughlyALPACADDown 13: Music and weed, which you may have in the back yardROCK GARDENDDown 16: Readjust such files?READONLYDDown 18: Closely follow the scandal of the Three Blind Mice?TAIL GATEDDown 18: Closely follow the scandal of the Three Blind Mice?TAILGATEDDown 19: Source of milk I'm beginning to exploit between lunch and dinnerTEATIMEDDown 21: Could bridge be called this complicated?TRICKYDDown 22: Resolve of detectives to enter riverDECIDEDDown 24: See 2RATE