The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 9th January 2015 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 9th January 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Height restricted by splitting a ficus plantFUCHSIAAAcross 5: Using mobile to ring representative is criticalIMPUGNSAAcross 9: Good horse beefGROANAAcross 10: Margins revealed on Minis?OUTSKIRTSAAcross 11: Deliveries were successful — but taxed unreasonablyOVERWORKEDAAcross 12: Related to number one product of Swiss city's inner areaURICAAcross 14: Characteristically, Churchill's gold chair repaired by Her MajestyCIGARHOLDERAAcross 18: German involved with ghost story set in a fantastic castleGORMENGHASTAAcross 21: Skin's fine depositFLAYAAcross 22: Operatic production interrupted at intervals by hard left teddy bear fanARCTOPHILEAAcross 25: Aspect of main UK tit utilising tongueINUKTITUTAAcross 26: Direct cowboy's charge?STEERAAcross 27: Unscrupulous professional in distress, hystericalSHYSTERAAcross 28: Southern flounder stewSWELTERDDown 1: Meat roll which is commonly smoked and securedFAGGOTDDown 2: Cabinet's mean temperature?CLOSETDDown 3: Was hidden plastic, encasing canine opening, like a filling?SANDWICHEDDDown 4: Beloved's mail not registered at first?AMOURDDown 5: A three in rummy, coming to a closeINTHEAREADDown 6: Fish posture of diverPIKEDDown 7: Become rough restraining right drama queenGERTRUDEDDown 8: Band crew/outfit leaders on road — useful for light adjustmentSASH CORDDDown 13: Tense before osteopath's administered oral applicationTOOTHPASTEDDown 15: Censor's on to author, who supplies stand-up materialGAGWRITERDDown 16: Drinks made from good or bad type snapsEGGFLIPSDDown 17: Hear about revolutionary plan to secure a valuable collectionTREASURYDDown 19: Channel bird at tide's edgeDIVERTDDown 20: Blunder into hill monkeyTERRORDDown 23: Emperor's bird houses lacking garden toolsTITUSDDown 24: Half of certain instrumental groups going north ignore changesSTET