The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 13th July 2000 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 13th July 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: I'd rejected truth about French to change Ray's approachDIFFRACTAAcross 5: On credit, at first, publisher had to make up for lossRECOUPAAcross 9: Actor, maybe, has to look about right shapePERFORMERAAcross 11: Society that is looking over an Italian locationSIENAAAcross 12: Mean to distance ourselves from position of the SunASTRONOMICALAAcross 15: What's thin and red in the middle?RAREAAcross 16: Organising parties, perhaps, in aid of the underprivilegedSOCIAL WORKAAcross 18: Shelf of software affected by virus?WINDOWSILLAAcross 19: Tend to be thinLEANAAcross 21: See 2EXTINGUISHERAAcross 24: In recalled era, it's obviously a Roman portOSTIAAAcross 25: Dare to put in an opinion, or steering clear?AVOIDANCEAAcross 26: One often getting in a flap at home?FELINEAAcross 27: Acting the gentleman, finally back every eveninKNIGHTLYDDown 1: Information regarding drugs in generalDOPEDDown 2: What the blazes do you need this for?FIREDDown 3: Silly story about love, with ethnic overtones?ROOTSYDDown 4: Combs area - a wild dog in it? Pictures revealed it's boxed inCAMERA OBSCURADDown 6: Outfit made three points on unfinished logoENSEMBLEDDown 7: No way is it 15 that's done too much for the consumerOVERCOOKEDDDown 8: Londoner geared up, as things are coming to a head about railwayPEARLYKINGDDown 10: Club's open - in, or elsewhere, for something unusual to eat with?RUNCIBLE SPOONDDown 13: Fed up with getting a tan at last?BROWNED OFFDDown 14: In all, no more than two monkeys accounted forGRAND TOTALDDown 17: Ben's own Highland pony coming overMOUNTAINDDown 20: Salt in this? Agonised perplexedlySEA DOGDDown 20: Salt in this? Agonised perplexedlySEADOGDDown 22: See 12UNITDDown 23: Extremely brusque and very heartless women in companyBEVY