The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 27th September 2000 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 27th September 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: IHAVENTACLUEAAcross 8: "This is for breakfast? Love a duck!", Mark interjectedOATMEALAAcross 9: His room is refurbished in a style seen in SpainMOORISHAAcross 11: In the middle of the day horse is in shapeNONAGONAAcross 12: Embassy official loses car certificateDIPLOMAAAcross 13: Mistake has tinker guillotinedERRORAAcross 14: Dunce is amusing or unrulyIGNORAMUSAAcross 16: Suspend hospital department? That's severe!STRINGENTAAcross 19: Live wire caught round pole? It can't be helped!GONERAAcross 21: They say a sailor's offensiveASSAULTAAcross 23: Write about mineral in foodPEMICANAAcross 24: A seat has nap trimmed by LeoPILLIONAAcross 25: Charge makes Peter go wildPROTEGEAAcross 26: Speaker reserves royal box for arrangerORCHESTRATORDDown 1: Vocaliser is working in BuryINTONERDDown 2: Nemesis starts to vilify evil-doer in furyAVENGERDDown 3: Rose's inelegant dispositionEGLANTINEDDown 4: Victim I defended is revealed to be fearfulTIMIDDDown 5: Policeman holding Henry's egg-beaterCHOPPERDDown 6: Even a place of higher eduction has classUNIFORMDDown 7: Cashiers fish from the side of the ditchCOUNTERSCARPDDown 10: Analyst leads woman round bowling areaHEAD-SHRINKERDDown 10: Analyst leads woman round bowling areaHEADSHRINKERDDown 15: Bond to observe hesitation when taking hold of breastNOTEPAPERDDown 17: King holds saint to be a lawbreakerRUSTLERDDown 18: Feed US rhino wronglyNOURISHDDown 19: Footwear and books getting covered with soupGUM BOOTDDown 19: Footwear and books getting covered with soupGUMBOOTDDown 20: Greek character to vindicate form of energyNUCLEARDDown 22: Chiton cut short initially in North AfricaTUNIS