The Guardian Quick Answers - Saturday, 16th January 2016 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Saturday, 16th January 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quick AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Down toolsSTRIKEAAcross 4: Show a filmSCREENAAcross 8: Carry out (instruction)ACT ONAAcross 8: Carry out (instruction)ACTONAAcross 9: Designer of fashionable clothingSTYLISTAAcross 10: Gulf sheikhdomBAHRAINAAcross 11: Throe (anag)OTHERAAcross 12: Insect that spreads sleeping sicknessTZETZE FLYAAcross 17: Strong rope made of twisted strands of hemp, nylon or steel wireCABLEAAcross 19: VividINTENSEAAcross 21: Lingerie worn in bed by womenNIGHTIEAAcross 22: Dried leaf of a plant chewed in Asia as a mild stimulantBETELAAcross 23: Ice cream served with fruit and syrupSUNDAEAAcross 24: Not wholesomeCREEPYDDown 1: Showing wear and tearSHABBYDDown 2: Mechanical device preventing a wheel slipping backwardsRATCHETDDown 3: East African countryKENYADDown 5: Cause a false alarmCRYWOLFDDown 6: Cavell, Piaf or WhartonEDITHDDown 7: World of plants, animals, landscapes etcNATUREDDown 9: Port near the mouth of the LoireSTNAZAIREDDown 13: Mourning Becomes ____ (play cycle Eugene O'Neill)ELECTRADDown 14: Longest river in ChinaYANGTZEDDown 15: Small cakes made with flour, fat and milkSCONESDDown 16: Founder of Methodism, d. 1891WESLEYDDown 18: Israeli prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner, d. 1992BEGINDDown 20: Italian river with Ostia at its mouthTIBER