The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 5th January 2024 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 5th January 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Foreign minister's transition periodsINTERIMSAAcross 5: Off-peak drop in crew members vehicle oddly ignoredABSEILAAcross 9: Spicy pepper in pan in South American countryCHIPOTLEAAcross 10: What street vendor might use in pub altercationBARROWAAcross 12: Tied down repeatedlyNECK AND NECKAAcross 15: Cake-maker, say, drinking one more bitterICIERAAcross 17: Bit of a joint bloke's rolling inhaled by queenANKLEBONEAAcross 18: Revered African, saving time, runs a trip in Africa?RAS TAFARIAAcross 18: Revered African, saving time, runs a trip in Africa?RASTAFARIAAcross 19: Cycling around Asian city, or the local capitalTOKYOAAcross 20: The urban area here contains light Scottish floraTHISTLEDOWNAAcross 24: Cambridge University figure's winter warmerMITTENAAcross 25: Drunken idiot receiving Murray's first serviceHIGH MASSAAcross 26: Peer around Eastbourne, not content to driveTEE OFFAAcross 26: Peer around Eastbourne, not content to driveTEEOFFAAcross 27: Papers about case of turpitude judge went over againITERATEDDDown 1: Playing nice new record, 'Firestarter'INCENDIARYDDown 2: Least cool women's smallest clothesTWITCHIESTDDown 3: Red has drink during revolutionary songRIOJADDown 4: Weirdly calm mediator, with emotions running highMELODRAMATICDDown 6: Want to break boxer's nose with hit, which shows a good fighterBLACK BELTDDown 7: Make tea or coffee in this, we hearEARNDDown 8: Dirty residence half scrubbed upLEWDDDown 11: This area's for walking dog, said policeman brooking no nonsensePEAKDISTRICTDDown 13: Exquisite items from factory with zero emission of gasWORKSOFARTDDown 14: Distinguished company sing about earl, boring King EdwardRECOGNISEDDDown 16: Like filling tripe and grouse cut on a Sunday?ROAST BEEFDDown 21: What could put you under intensive therapy, in partETHERDDown 22: Business's ending belly up, getting black markSMUTDDown 23: Way to disregard liberal viewer's complaintSTYE