The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 26th January 2024 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 26th January 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Spaceman got nr. Mars, going off courseARMSTRONGAAcross 10: In lake there is a fishLOACHAAcross 11: Herald in old city at end of monthAUGURAAcross 12: Having a coat under the tablePLASTEREDAAcross 13: Mister, one you caught as old forger?MONEYERAAcross 14: Lonesome artist retreating after short gibe?INSULARAAcross 17: Lines by female boxer, 4HENRYAAcross 19: Face in sleep turning overPANAAcross 20: Type of outfit if tum is abnormalMUFTIAAcross 21: Violent speeches? I stared nastilyTIRADESAAcross 22: It's said you will record fuel used in winterYULE LOGAAcross 24: Gem picked up by 9?MOONSTONEAAcross 26: Support for Tory PM no longerTRUSSAAcross 28: Singer, 4, caught in a deceptionALICEAAcross 29: Nothing in their cup, sadly, rich in nutrientsEUTROPHICDDown 1: Priest who sounds like a beastLAMADDown 2: Pianist, 4, at home cuddling cat with little energyIMOGENDDown 3: As one who sees things looking up?STARRY-EYEDDDown 4: Gosh – a funny trickster!COOPERDDown 5: Farmland's getting pouring rain south of Indian cityAGRARIANDDown 6: Idiot in Conservative groupCLOTDDown 7: 4's contribution to humour?BARRELOFDDown 8: Rebuked youngster, learner expelledCHIDDDown 13: What I wear on head is rubbish!MYHATDDown 15: Model needs encouragement, having wasted timeSIMULATIONDDown 16: Regretting downfall: little goodRUINGDDown 18: Drug problem, so sir can sufferNARCOSISDDown 19: Quietly hang round, getting us to eat a piece of cakePUSHOVERDDown 22: Labour MP, 4, reporting electronic checkYVETTEDDown 23: See 7LAUGHSDDown 24: What may sound like old law-maker's drinkMEADDDown 25: Some fell by the wayside – biblical issueSEEDDDown 27: It is heard in these brief periodsSECS