The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 11th January 2024 There are 13 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 11th January 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: One making a stir has to deal with blank lookPOKER FACEAAcross 10: State after declaration: a start in the middle, grabbing wicketATWARAAcross 11: Improve on tea, say, with more of it: that's a test for humanityCAPTCHAAAcross 12: Not turning back after getting close to the French cityPRESTONAAcross 13: Plummets from roofLEADSAAcross 14: Capitalists are not gang members, gangster admittedLONDONERSAAcross 16: Unusual event in diffuse nebula is not so excitingUNEXCEPTIONABLEAAcross 19: Plant's spike at unusual angleEGLANTINEAAcross 21: Vegetable is cold and undercookedCHARDAAcross 22: Sweaty exercise very popular years past making a comebackHOTYOGAAAcross 23: Poet, endlessly quiet and mischievousLARKISHAAcross 24: Blinded maybe follows this sound made by newtEFFEDAAcross 25: Change of government has to depose king, in theoryEVOLUTIONDDown 1: A shot decapitated bird of prey, raising a lot of insectsAPICULTUREDDown 2: Cut narrow passage for Arctic transportSKI-PLANEDDown 2: Cut narrow passage for Arctic transportSKIPLANEDDown 3: Comforter brought over to settle a heated quarrelFRACASDDown 4: Spinach with a little anchovy? It's legendarySAGADDown 5: Lacking some energy, regret entering capital river and lakeSERPENTINEDDown 6: French house, private, in cityCAPE TOWNDDown 7: 'Broadband in Devon': two articlesSWATHEDDown 8: He built right through congested cityWRENDDown 14: Edge closer up near wild horseLIPPIZANERDDown 15: One keeps close control, having had ten days offSTEADYHANDDDown 17: A place in Paris for rapid transport onceCONCORDEDDown 18: So happy to have pulse, at two low temperaturesBEATIFICDDown 20: Discharged from unsatisfactory service, going awayLET OFFDDown 21: Part of army besieging University CollegeCORPUSDDown 22: Desired to be relieved of pressure, so turned over in bedHOEDDDown 23: In toilet, finally unwrap contraceptiveLOOP