The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 28th January 2016

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 28th January 2016. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	See past contract in a delightful way
AAcross 4:	In the present state, article lies about leader in Ireland
AAcross 9:	Adversary in Satan, ticklish
AAcross 10:	Those going through life with US and Iraq in conflict
AAcross 11:	Man thrown, lake emptied
AAcross 12:	Bum kneaded during dance — that's groping
AAcross 13:	Calf, perhaps, in a state
AAcross 15:	Is party lacking in cunning game?	ISPY
AAcross 16:	See fruit
AAcross 17:	Initially, two dances for the organ?
AAcross 21:	No sweat with this dance
AAcross 22:	Fall in the US not entirely reversed, fifty shared
AAcross 24:	Back of wrist held in interpretation of rumba with wide lift
AAcross 25:	Othello in James Bond? Not quite
AAcross 26:	One patiently sitting at the riverside left in rage
AAcross 27:	Goddess going after credit crunch
DDown 1:	Dance with me for some hanky-panky?
DDown 2:	Dance that's literarily unexpected
DDown 3:	Endless line of people in the money, no longer in need of a drink
DDown 5:	Dance throw over a short distance
DDown 6:	3 becomes 9? Then the magic ends
DDown 7:	Giving is seasonal?
DDown 8:	A few initially left troubled in the grip of disease — might they be lucky?	RAFFLETICKETS
DDown 14:	Little hesitation shifting butt around in dance — this one?
DDown 16:	Horrifying figure, character rising up, calculating to the core
DDown 18:	Lover stupidly mad with passion and fervour, ultimately
DDown 19:	Stuck to salsa dancing
DDown 20:	Dance exercise covers a leading position
DDown 23:	See 17