The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 17th January 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 17th January 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Stop press news: half-century at a cricket matchLATESTAAcross 4: Unemployed having lots of moneyIDLERICHAAcross 9: Quote compiler the wrong way - it makes one sickEMETICAAcross 10: See 20ASDRIVENAAcross 11: Little one for the upper house? Tory fell around convulsedLORDFAUNTLEROYAAcross 13: Make love at opening of door in caveWOOKEYHOLEAAcross 14: "He trusts" is written on his graveHEREAAcross 16: People move fastRACEAAcross 18: Vulgar parlance? The same, with gap left outVERNACULARAAcross 21: Mystical Pole in ecstasy has indefinite number of teethTRANSCENDENTALAAcross 23: Everyone on leave, without energy, on the Western front?ALLQUIETAAcross 24: Deprived person or phantom cat gone missingORPHANAAcross 25: Request for opposing bridge players to find agreementENTREATYAAcross 26: Don't buy his books!BORROWDDown 1: See 14LIESDDown 2: Artist to draw explorerTIEPOLODDown 3: Superficial variety embraced by diocesan presidentSKIN-DEEPDDown 5: Hell bent? Far from it!DISINCLINEDDDown 6: End of life for Riley, in a weird sort of wayEERILYDDown 7: The other way for most of Shakespeare?INVERSEDDown 8: The kinkajou has to sharpen its hearing by climbing inHONEY BEARDDown 12: Performance by First Lady in a ring, not shortenedACHIEVEMENTDDown 13: Two rare accessions form the bottom line, as it wereWORSTCASEDDown 15: See 13SCENARIODDown 17: Wreath for the little man?CHAPLETDDown 19: Hide the king outsideLEATHERDDown 20: Very white snake with excretions died a split second before this momentASPUREDDown 22: See 20SNOW