The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 13th October 2000 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 13th October 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: She has pain in both sidesRACHELAAcross 4: Frequently a couple of papers are taken on a roundOFTTIMESAAcross 9: Gathering of spare fruitPEARSAAcross 10: Go after a short skirt - it's a scienceCHEMISTRYAAcross 11: Spell out "Hindhead" in DorsetCHARMOUTHAAcross 12: It's seldom man gets infected with an animal ailmentMANGEAAcross 13: Viola player's busy time?TWELFTH NIGHTAAcross 17: Motion that could lead to a fallNOCONFIDENCEAAcross 20: With drink it's right to be taking noticeALERTAAcross 21: Laxative taken mistakenly - in private, that isAPERITIVEAAcross 23: Cultural centre backs arts with model carSTRATFORDAAcross 24: Sign of Blair embarrassment?LIBRAAAcross 25: Lock spring breaks giving uninvited accessTRESPASSAAcross 26: A politician before, Andre's currently a physicistAMPEREDDown 1: Blame a financial centre for greedRAPACITYDDown 2: Hard case training for party activityCHARADESDDown 3: A salt course?EPSOMDDown 5: When new fried fish are cooked, one likes the window openFRESHAIRFIENDDDown 6: Attempted to hold bend at speed and was successfulTRIUMPHEDDDown 7: Women's movement has little insurrectionMUTINYDDown 8: A pen was the first to be so describedSTYLEDDDown 10: Grass-roots TV audienceCOUCHPOTATOESDDown 14: Battleground - stage for salesman to make a killing?FRONTSTEPDDown 15: In happy state of having space adequate for workingENVIABLEDDown 16: Teen rave as a new form of worshipVENERATEDDown 18: Trollope's legal coterieBARSETDDown 19: Extent of French endless 1 downDEGREEDDown 22: Religion requires one to distribute almsISLAM