The Guardian Quick Answers - Thursday, 29th January 2015 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Thursday, 29th January 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quick AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: System of measurementMETRICAAcross 4: Exist in large quantitiesABOUNDAAcross 9: That's a piece of cake (anti-perspirant unnecessary!)NOSWEATAAcross 10: Inert gas used in radio valvesXENONAAcross 11: Main route from the heartAORTAAAcross 12: UnprincipledIMMORALAAcross 13: Truth-hiding cloud?SMOKE SCREENAAcross 13: Truth-hiding cloud?SMOKESCREENAAcross 18: Roman goddess of crafts and wisdom — a vermin (anag)MINERVAAAcross 20: Trap — hear — contractCATCHAAcross 22: RotGO OFFAAcross 23: Game played with mallets (or flamingoes according to Lewis Carroll)CROQUETAAcross 24: XIELEVENAAcross 25: HaughtySNOTTYDDown 1: Wild, perhaps violent, typeMANIACDDown 2: Shocking device used by the police?TASERDDown 3: Cold item held against a swollen body partICE PACKDDown 3: Cold item held against a swollen body partICEPACKDDown 5: (Of a woman) curvaceousBUXOMDDown 6: FazeUNNERVEDDown 7: Adapter used with a computerDONGLEDDown 8: Intimate inspection by officersSTRIP-SEARCHDDown 14: Opening with a cover giving access undergroundMANHOLEDDown 15: North American animal with black mask and ringed tailRACCOONDDown 16: One forced to leave one's country for political reasonsEMIGREDDown 17: GarrulousCHATTYDDown 19: GunRIFLEDDown 21: Sarcastic challengeTAUNT