The Guardian Everyman Answers - Sunday, 7th January 2018 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Everyman crossword on Sunday, 7th January 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Everyman AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Eager demon before a match not lacking heartIMPATIENTAAcross 6: Front of ship supporting weightPROWAAcross 8: Barriers broken by real pest involved in deceptive behaviourFALSEPRETENCESAAcross 10: Sign changes, losing volumeARIESAAcross 11: Horse in endless action after record back in time of greatest achievementGOLDEN AGEAAcross 12: Items as arranged for artistMATISSEAAcross 14: Saint surrounded by snakes and crowsBOASTSAAcross 17: Difficult hearingTRYINGAAcross 18: Audibly dismissed, revolutionary pair leftOUT LOUDAAcross 20: Strengthen control, following evil creature eastREINFORCEAAcross 22: Diving bird black in colour apart from tailGREBEAAcross 23: Doubts, even if temporary initially, harboured by assistantsSECONDTHOUGHTSAAcross 24: Happy tips in general acceptedGLADAAcross 25: Critic's article in German about time with performerDETRACTORDDown 1: Format mainly designed to be provocativeINFLAMMATORYDDown 2: Friend not clear about right method of fortune-tellingPALMISTRYDDown 3: Strain without opening lockTRESSDDown 4: Tea before the usual time holding amount of work upEARLGREYDDown 5: Gossip, tons and tons in storyTATTLEDDown 6: Write note on amount paid for festivalPENTECOSTDDown 7: Musical drama in old age retaining powerOPERADDown 9: Shrewd sellers newly disposing of large piece of furnitureWELSHDRESSERDDown 13: Cool gains for excited DemocratSANG-FROIDDDown 13: Cool gains for excited DemocratSANGFROIDDDown 15: Bird coming from south to north, swallow around churchSTONECHATDDown 16: Plant, cut by me, covering a bitSOMEWHATDDown 19: Hero, dedicated, partly underminedERODEDDDown 21: One understanding dreamIDEALDDown 22: Fuss raised about last item of menu after good cheeseGOUDA