The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 8th December 2000 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 8th December 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: An animated film enthusiast is at a playFANTASIAAAcross 9: The capital of Greece and the capital of Albania followed by the capital of SerbiaATHENSAAcross 10: An embarrassing incident heard or observedSEENAAcross 11: Old artiste doing a turn in the grave?LAIDTORESTAAcross 12: Incendiary material can finish a treeNAPALMAAcross 14: Cigars with revolutionary originsCHEROOTSAAcross 15: Rattle's false alarmSTARTLEAAcross 17: Notices about "Shine", say, or "Truly, Madly, Deeply", for exampleADVERBSAAcross 20: Greek island importing clean dressed hidesCONCEALSAAcross 22: A woman in America or in another countryABROADAAcross 23: Odd sort of hand, etcAND SO FORTHAAcross 24: Snow used as fuelCOKEAAcross 25: Poised, at ease, inwardly calmSEDATEAAcross 26: Covering: for example, covering northern birdENROBINGDDown 1: Is flipping Tarzan right for the title role?NAME PARTDDown 2: Crazy about rockSTUNDDown 3: Refuge for youth leader in a squalid districtASYLUMDDown 4: Dance about repeatedly on outskirts of Brazilian cityCARIOCADDown 5: Crazy, like "The" in the Guardian's logo?MASTHEADDDown 6: Circus performer - a heretic or revolutionaryCHARIOTEERDDown 7: German and Swiss leader and French and Norwegian novelistUNDSETDDown 13: Throw in a religious medalAFRICASTARDDown 16: Petrol for van costing nothingLEAD-FREEDDown 18: Bishop without polishBLACKINGDDown 19: Moneylender receiving pence he takes unlawfullyUSURPERDDown 21: Cats in the pound?OUNCESDDown 22: A prop on landASHOREDDown 24: Young reporter on a Caribbean islandCUBA