The Guardian Cryptic AnswersMonday, 30th December 2024 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 30th December 2024. View the answers below.. All The Guardian Cryptic Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Go to visit fox? Abandon this fantasy!COMEDOWNTOEARTHAAcross 9: Clear O for what hopes to attract many XsMANIFESTOAAcross 10: Legal to be executed? That’s dreadfulAWFULAAcross 11: Woman’s clothing said to be shaggyHIRSUTEAAcross 12: Seaside clown, and maybe why his theatre is closedPIERROTAAcross 13: Concerning, drinking unknown whiskeyRYEAAcross 14: In Franglais, October is wet a littleMOISTENAAcross 17: More demanding guide to go round our shipsSTERNERAAcross 19: Pop these in a pot and rudely eat lotsTEABAGSAAcross 22: Cleaning seat, start to cheer CityHIP BATHAAcross 24: Vegetable repeats in the stomachPEAAAcross 25: Cheese is extravagant in one of the CostasRICOTTAAAcross 26: Do this on the donkey or duckPINTAILAAcross 28: Spanish man’s first to leave card gameOMBREAAcross 29: In panic, if retired, shakingTERRIFIEDAAcross 30: A cryptic clue for the Y in ‘Independence Day’THEFOURTHOFJULYDDown 1: Chose more tomato salad that had nasty consequences for oneCAMEHOMETOROOSTDDown 2: Staff alternative country houseMANORDDown 3: Flat due for renovation but a failure to do itDEFAULTDDown 4: A film of our civilisation?WESTERNDDown 5: Actors on tour store up playsTROUPESDDown 6: Stand before entrance barrier needing to be raisedETAGEREDDown 7: Judge has purpose in period for public consultationsREFERENDADDown 8: School break in sum– ?HALFTERMHOLIDAYDDown 15: Easily provoked, slice a rib in piecesIRASCIBLEDDown 16: The Origin of (some) SpeciesEGGDDown 18: Japanese fish: the answer is initially obviousTAIDDown 20: Are a month old? This is a century oldART DECODDown 21: Splash drops over small pitchSPATTERDDown 22: Two heights enclose a harbour of very little value onceHA'P'ORTHDDown 23: Bishop quietly taking on brief quarrelPONTIFFDDown 27: Fail to wear a uniform and I’ll see youADIEU