The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 21st December 2000 There are 17 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 21st December 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Objection to hospital bill about cleaning equipmentBATHTUBAAcross 5: Volatile dictator forgetting one-time head supplierCAROTIDAAcross 9: Stop at nothingCOUNT DOWNAAcross 9: Stop at nothingCOUNTDOWNAAcross 10: Refuse to bed down around kingDROSSAAcross 11: Push lacking force is uncoveredNUDEAAcross 12: Nothing judicious takes time to be apparentOSTENSIBLEAAcross 14: Shore split by river openingBREACHAAcross 15: Wild flower without nameVIOLENTAAcross 16: Amerindians step on iceCHOCTAWAAcross 18: First the Left may finally scoreTWENTYAAcross 20: Instrument performed with dire effect in schmaltzDIDGERIDOOAAcross 21: Neat stall to copyCRIBAAcross 24: South in remedy for a 9 in ScotlandCURSEAAcross 25: First two of 2's clue secondTWINKLINGAAcross 26: Baby gear's still needed in the wee hoursLAYETTEAAcross 27: Forcing an entry into hiding placeTANNERYDDown 1: It can be brought home and savedBACONDDown 2: Loudly denounce the most subordinateTHUNDERDDown 3: Child-bearing system that's for the betterTOTEDDown 4: Buffalo Bill show, "The West", goes publicBLOWSTHEWHISTLEDDown 5: One into talking exchanges vs one into making no changesCONSERVATIONISTDDown 6: Find out second time colour is spreadREDISCOVERDDown 7: Three times English going for French - where's the problem?TROUBLEDDown 8: Sweet twisted in strandsDESSERTDDown 13: Fighting men taking first defensive measureBATTLEMENTDDown 16: Will extra detectives turn up in wind?CODICILDDown 17: Arranged for hospital workerORDERLYDDown 19: Crawler said to designate powerTERMITEDDown 22: Purchase involving delivery of horse and carriageBUGGYDDown 23: Peel's trickSKIN