The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 20th December 2000 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 20th December 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Prestige of cat having swallowed half the cheeseCACHETAAcross 4: Bones, not leeks, cookedSKELETONAAcross 9: I'm awkward - and in record timeINEPTAAcross 10: Tatty cabin connected with a lot of plant studyBOTANICALAAcross 11: Gregarious prisoners?CHAIN GANGAAcross 12: Golfer tucked into offal doubtfullyFALDOAAcross 13: Naughtiness in bed is remedied with codeineDISOBEDIENCEAAcross 17: Smoothing bodice and skirt for formal wearEVENING DRESSAAcross 20: Exposed headless pigeonOUTERAAcross 21: US writer moved round on her what?HAWTHORNEAAcross 23: Panel smash dry jar with gunGRAND JURYAAcross 24: Award for UlyssesGRANTAAcross 25: He makes an offer more loving and gentleTENDERERAAcross 26: Folk-tale preserved, for example, in advanceLEGENDDDown 1: Agree to give money to the party, we hearCOINCIDEDDown 2: Crack about investor sent back to the Home CountiesCREVASSEDDown 3: Each depleted football team wasted awayEATENDDown 5: Illustrator redraws Yankee with a wet ragKATEGREENAWAYDDown 6: Dismal as a crocodile?LONG-FACEDDDown 7: Try Calvin Klein tops made in yarnTACKLEDDown 8: Lady Hamilton's hold?NELSONDDown 10: For residents getting on socks outside universityBOARDING HOUSEDDown 10: For residents getting on socks outside universityBOARDINGHOUSEDDown 14: Noted economist, a lady, cuts into card-gameBEVERIDGEDDown 15: Remove excess fat from a salmon's head in classDEGREASEDDown 16: A lock-up Edward maintainedASSERTEDDDown 18: Procured branch on treetopBOUGHTDDown 19: Separate taxSTRAINDDown 22: Tory politician keeps silver in the shadeHAGUE