The Guardian Quick Answers - Friday, 6th January 2012 There are 12 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Friday, 6th January 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quick AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Government department dealing with matters abroadFOREIGN OFFICEAAcross 8: Showing great energy and enthusiasmZEALOUSAAcross 9: Lift (the spirits)ELATEAAcross 10: Emanate lightGLOWAAcross 11: Footwear (symbolic of authoritarian rule)JACKBOOTAAcross 13: Kind of meaty soupOXTAILAAcross 14: Mixture of dry cereals and fruitsMUESLIAAcross 17: Teenager (anag) — green tea (anag)GENERATEAAcross 19: Put undergroundBURYAAcross 21: (Pop group) not affiliated to a major recording companyINDIEAAcross 22: ScholarlyLEARNEDAAcross 24: Equipment required to catch a trout, for exampleFISHING TACKLEDDown 1: Hat — Moroccan cityFEZDDown 2: Say aloud from a textREAD-OUTDDown 2: Say aloud from a textREADOUTDDown 3: FeIRONDDown 4: Capital of the BahamasNASSAUDDown 5: React wildly and irrationallyFREAK OUTDDown 5: React wildly and irrationallyFREAKOUTDDown 6: Adult stage of an insect, typically wingedIMAGODDown 7: Charge — excite greatlyELECTRIFYDDown 10: I'm dismayed!GOODGRIEFDDown 12: British PM, d. 1881DISRAELIDDown 15: First man-made satellite to orbit the earthSPUTNIKDDown 16: WWII German prisoner of war campSTALAGDDown 18: Revealing paintings?NUDESDDown 20: Spanish "champagne"CAVADDown 23: Expected at any momentDUE