The Guardian Everyman Answers - Sunday, 3rd January 2016 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Everyman crossword on Sunday, 3rd January 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Everyman AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Complete nonsense about sports car's gentle paceDOGTROTAAcross 5: Tasteless material was first dealt withTACKLEDAAcross 9: Self-control in contest with old firmCOMPOSUREAAcross 10: Reward bishop with responsibilityBONUSAAcross 11: Held in contempt, yob is vacantEMPTYAAcross 12: Part that must be played, being ordered to boil bagOBBLIGATOAAcross 13: Science lab is terribly hard to reachINACCESSIBLEAAcross 17: Turning bad in cup, a yellowish-brown soupMULLIGATAWNYAAcross 20: Committee in favour of keeping nothing built badlyPOLITBUROAAcross 21: Try to follow noise leading to wild dogDINGOAAcross 22: Layabout unusually riledIDLERAAcross 23: Devout learner, one in area mostly connected with AmericaRELIGIOUSAAcross 24: Refusal to join inspector in raincoat, wanderingNOMADICAAcross 25: Gives up in seconds, breaking rulesRESIGNSDDown 1: Feeble law endlessly hollowDECREPITDDown 2: Note, accepted by willing pawn, new strategyGAME PLANDDown 3: Wide unknown upland area to the northROOMYDDown 4: Contemptible person in broadcast cut out real artistTOULOUSE-LAUTRECDDown 5: Problem, part resolved, involving heather and treeTREMBLINGPOPLARDDown 6: Sailor in cold port hired carCABRIOLETDDown 7: Straight part of tunnel in earthLINEARDDown 8: Awkward situation after editor upset dictatorDESPOTDDown 14: Edges of canal said to be untidyCLUTTEREDDDown 15: Child beset by worries getting up for last performanceSWAN SONGDDown 16: Singular arrangement of posy in small sketchSYNOPSISDDown 18: Alternative procedure with oxygen in containerOPTIONDDown 19: All so excited before start of main raceSLALOMDDown 21: Depth for example in the role of artistDEGAS