The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 14th December 2000 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 14th December 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Wine presented by female is in the right handRHENISHAAcross 5: Maybe spelled wrong, claim about silverMAGICALAAcross 9: Crazed family gang drinks gin cocktail on board - making more room for gin? (10.5)MAGNIFYING GLASSAAcross 10: Piece of Beethoven in the ChoralNINTHAAcross 11: Secretary of State once identifying royal vocalistKISSINGERAAcross 12: Hair swept back? Mr Rusbridger must be in loveENAMOUREDAAcross 14: Covering of 100 decibels?CLOUDAAcross 15: Beg for a degree while in prison?CADGEAAcross 16: Record first conducted without leader of choir going barefootDISCALCEDAAcross 18: Article by poet Robert gets a penalty: a paper devil can't shock where there's no 11 without the Queen (poet Andrew)THEGRAVESAAcross 21: I face disaster without that famous fidd-ler fellow in the old song where there's no 11 without the QueenAFINEAAcross 22: See 18ANDPRIVATEPLACEAAcross 23: Extra something for the choir to wear, say?SURPLUSAAcross 24: Make as if to nurse in advance?PRETENDDDown 1: See 21ROMANCEDDown 2: Contrive to include an alcoholic's trouble (terminal) in locomotive combinationENGINEANDTENDERDDown 3: Girl on stray horse - is she from Tralee?IRISHROSEDDown 4: How to get into a hospital? Turn up as a free marketeerHAYEKDDown 5: Polygon's property of (in the text) any old dateMANYSIDESDDown 6: £1 for one performance by tenorGIGLIDDown 7: Effect of global warming to conflict with a game he playedCHANGEOFCLIMATEDDown 8: The hots - very hot - must be given a glossLUSTREDDDown 13: Vicar, keeping what he got from the Co-op, has American resurrectedRRDIVIVUSDDown 14: Criticise pupil for making jellyCRAB APPLEDDown 14: Criticise pupil for making jellyCRABAPPLEDDown 15: Don't talk to the girl with the swordCUTLASSDDown 17: Don't go off where you're thrown in - hang onto the millstreamDEEPENDDDown 19: Right to range in the countryRURALDDown 20: Pay attention and beg, in the proper place, quietlySIT-UPDDown 20: Pay attention and beg, in the proper place, quietlySITUP