The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 19th December 2000 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 19th December 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Prosecuting officer and copper brought into service in capital cityDAMASCUSAAcross 5: Villain, twisted inside, about to become a sailorLASCARAAcross 9: Poles separated? There's clue in that!ANTIPODESAAcross 11: Semi-star seen in leaf of climbing plantBETELAAcross 12: French writer makes rural dean, MA, frightfully crossANDRE MALRAUXAAcross 15: What that enemy harbours?HATEAAcross 16: Club being given new temporary accommodation makes one unhappyDISCONTENTAAcross 18: Jovial ruler has first spin in chargeROLLICKINGAAcross 19: Dissolute type with nothing to gain?WINOAAcross 21: Man, long quiet, getting drunk and boastfulMAGNILOQUENTAAcross 24: Instruction prescribing "-ize" brings a rumpusNOISEAAcross 25: The missus doubly offering support in bedDUTCHWIFEAAcross 26: Unreliable date, yes? Not 'e!STEADYAAcross 27: Decorate set of holy books with gold title at frontORNAMENTDDown 1: Adult, on the outside mostly adroit, is handicapped in some wayDEAFDDown 2: Flier given sort of test on helicopter initiallyMOTHDDown 3: Not prone to be among students up in EnglishSUPINEDDown 4: Exploit admitted by erstwhile England bowler creates dramaUNDERMILKWOODDDown 6: A medic attending university student, six-footer not confined to bedAMBULANTDDown 7: A hundred eat pig cooked in old-time English dishCOTTAGE PIEDDown 8: A sign of something wrong in family member? Rest is the answerRELAXATIONDDown 10: Rattle cut in half by silicon?SEMICONDUCTORDDown 13: Some porn he circulated could account for sexual arousalPHEROMONESDDown 14: Tiny POW? May be observed in a caveSTALAGMITEDDown 17: Achieved aim to include six in share-outDIVIDENDDDown 20: Three separate articles submitted by womanANTHEADDown 22: Knave in a suit and I have brief danceJIVEDDown 23: Relish turning roof of shelter through 90 degreesZEST