The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 14th September 2000 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 14th September 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Bloodless victory followed by English hock?WHITE WINEAAcross 10: Keep away from a vacuumAVOIDAAcross 11: Never-ending Christmas includes my favouriteNOMINEEAAcross 12: This address caters for love on the allotmentORATIONAAcross 13: Winter has not yet started in BuryINTERAAcross 14: Football team, one short, walks heavily - 3TENPOUNDSAAcross 16: Jerome's fluvial classicTHREEMENINABOATAAcross 19: Naughty girlie love attracts us, being divine!RELIGIOUSAAcross 21: Doctor gets on phone for roadside accommodationMOTELAAcross 22: I take books from the mess at ChelseaSATCHELAAcross 23: Maybe a gull could be braisedSEA BIRDAAcross 23: Maybe a gull could be braisedSEABIRDAAcross 24: Result in charming wordsSPELLAAcross 25: Singing and dancing and how to follow beatsFLOOR SHOWAAcross 25: Singing and dancing and how to follow beatsFLOORSHOWDDown 1: Crook keeps insurance for close relativeTWINSISTERDDown 2: A straight line, so I am kept in checkDIAMETERDDown 3: Note milk-curdler is overturnedTENNERDDown 4: Very small, subtle penaltyFINEDDown 5: No false bid concocted for difficult jobBEDOFNAILSDDown 6: Womaniser hiding in bottomless barrel reaching for a starCASANOVADDown 7: You? Forward? The idea!NOTIONDDown 8: Sir Anthony's gardenEDENDDown 14: Cunningly offer elite symbol of immortalityTREEOFLIFEDDown 15: Sit comfortably, finding feathers under the benchSETTLE DOWNDDown 17: Tread softly on this breakfast dish with anguishEGGSHELLDDown 18: Entirely unconscious, needing remedyOUTRIGHTDDown 20: Character has sly look when holding Tourist TrophyLETTERDDown 21: Thin silver found in lakeMEAGREDDown 22: Mediocre female pigs without tailsSO-SODDown 23: Male child consumes duck quicklySOON