The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 21st September 2000 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 21st September 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Turned out a casual shirt - bored with itATTIREDAAcross 5: Hole in dilapidated car giving rise to complaintCHOLERAAAcross 9: A large barrel is used in making portTUNISAAcross 10: Account presented for amending testamentSTATEMENTAAcross 11: Occasions when children may not be choosyELECTIONSAAcross 12: Taking a drink about four is vitalALIVEAAcross 13: To make oneself look good - conventional - quietPRIMPAAcross 15: Promptitude in installing audio equipment around barsEARLINESSAAcross 18: Others die off, so it's supposedTHEORISEDAAcross 19: Midnight, with nothing on handGLOVEAAcross 21: A country not fancied by manyREALMAAcross 23: Tending to effect some improvement?TREATMENTAAcross 25: Snappy devil, a social worker, has to join in!IMPATIENTAAcross 26: The beast overturning everything to a certain degreeLLAMAAAcross 27: Figure Diana, a sheepish creature, will accept silverDIAGRAMAAcross 28: Particular concerning parking in school environsRESPECTDDown 1: An ass in the cityANTWERPDDown 2: Taste with obvious hesitation popular oriental fruitTANGERINEDDown 3: Note the party is to be correctedRESETDDown 4: Records about past findsDISCOVERSDDown 5: Guys making cracksCHAPSDDown 6: Working rep got in a muddleOPERATINGDDown 7: Some species of laurel emit this fragrant resinELEMIDDown 8: A number with long hair will take partACTRESSDDown 14: Circumference of a Middle Eastern spirit measurePERIMETERDDown 16: A barker plainly embarrassed the crossword composer!RED SETTERDDown 17: No longer in accord over a charge, that's clearEXONERATEDDown 18: Tardier characters idly hung aroundTARRIEDDDown 20: Draw for use of spare courtEXTRACTDDown 22: A Grecian fashionALPHADDown 23: With the final change there's a certain amount of heatTHERMDDown 24: A slut fractured her ankleTALUS