The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 1st January 2024 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 1st January 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Appease one caught in institute's scandal?MITIGATEAAcross 9: Love to be a womanOLIVEAAcross 10: Defunct car maker returns, as we hear from the flockBAASAAcross 11: One completes one's task with convictionPROSECUTORAAcross 12: Sluggishness of shattered troop on runTORPORAAcross 14: Old time theatre one entersSTONE AGEAAcross 16: Makes meaning clear in Christmas verses?DECODESAAcross 18: Carries out goodsEFFECTSAAcross 21: It's hard, running along the motorway!SHOULDERAAcross 23: Tolerates being without right clothesENDUESAAcross 24: Money and a tiny bit of comfort: is it for the birds?BREADCRUMBAAcross 26: Nonsense piece of photoshoppingTOSHAAcross 27: Parts of body, on the bottom?SOLESAAcross 28: This porn should be buried in the earthHARD-COREAAcross 28: This porn should be buried in the earthHARDCOREDDown 1: Dress is fine in open air, being fashionablePINAFOREDDown 2: Use tongue, just about spit out what may be round your mouthLIPSDDown 3: It's a fag preparing grapesGASPERDDown 4: Homer is involved in tales of this?HEROISMDDown 5: Predict cold atmosphere at first in Arden?FOREDDown 6: Nominal leader would be sacked if he arguedFIGUREHEADDDown 7: Take ages to fit inBELONGDDown 13: Awkwardly curb parole that's possible to getPROCURABLEDDown 15: Commit foul — dismissed before full timeOFFDDown 17: See 15ENDDDown 19: Greatly value this fictional islandTREASUREDDown 20: Like some iron, approximate in weightWROUGHTDDown 22: Bully, almost injure, American bumHARASSDDown 23: Bring me up part of tree to make boardEMBARKDDown 25: See 5CASTDDown 26: See 2TICK