The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 16th October 2000 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 16th October 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Decoration worn on one's chestTIEPINAAcross 4: Minor shows discourtesySLIGHTAAcross 9: Took off commercial about keep fit exercisesAPEDAAcross 10: Decisive court action for a divorcee?TIEBREAKERAAcross 11: Make rapid progress in a professionCAREERAAcross 12: Music in D sharp, nothing unusual at the end of the dayRHAPSODYAAcross 13: Abominable service!BLACKMASSAAcross 15: Fairly big orderlyTIDYAAcross 16: Gracious! What an uncommon chap!LORDAAcross 17: He's entitled to act badly in pantomimeDEMONKINGAAcross 21: State carriage?VICTORIAAAcross 22: Two-foot tropical treePAWPAWAAcross 24: Irish county's team's openersCORKACREWSAAcross 25: Spots before the eyesSEESAAcross 26: Defeat for partyTHRASHAAcross 27: Notice the opening comingADVENTDDown 1: A bit of rigging works in the endTOPSAILDDown 2: Provide proper directions firstENDUEDDown 3: One kept in during school breakINTERIMDDown 5: A trail possibly taken by cowboys to the rodeoLARIATDDown 6: Kids drink itGOATS' MILKDDown 7: Producer of a graceful childTUESDAYDDown 8: Valley requiring aidor development?DEPRESSEDAREADDown 14: Meticulous janitorCARETAKERDDown 16: Displayed a willingness to invest?LAIDOUTDDown 18: Objected to work, took up modellingOPPOSEDDDown 19: Certainly it's not far eastern in originNEARESTDDown 20: Tells these jokesCRACKSDDown 23: Don't use the tawse indiscriminatelyWASTE