The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 9th February 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 9th February 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Last months keeping 99 in picture with a range of backgroundsMULTICULTURALAAcross 10: "Tanks", as in songAQUARIAAAcross 11: 23's work's wasted on monarchsTHINKERAAcross 12: Boat trainGRAVYAAcross 13: Bird receiving directions to an edible podGREEN BEANAAcross 14: Heretic going back for African currencyNAIRAAAcross 16: Shame about being rejected for an oathPROFANITYAAcross 18: Headless nun found in well in part of FranceFINISTEREAAcross 19: Wine and syrup reportedly unavailable to corps de balletKIROVAAcross 20: Change the decor after putting out brush fireREFURBISHAAcross 23: Sculptor offering resistance to GodRODINAAcross 24: Some reversible faults in an organ-grinder?ONANISTAAcross 25: A male feature in North American womanNATASHAAAcross 26: Big Issue for the third generation?GRANDCHILDRENDDown 2: Atonal opera turning into a strange howling noiseULULATIONDDown 3: Stay stickyTARRYDDown 4: Overweight tribe making a noiseCLANGDDown 5: Supple Green embracing alternative ethosLITHESOMEDDown 6: Standard that's OK in Cajun cookingUNION JACKDDown 7: Joint not beginning to festerANKLEDDown 8: Spoil dogsbody taking in bishop receiving zero toleranceMARGIN OF ERRORDDown 9: Vlad, maybe, giving Ann nasty viral disorderTRANSYLVANIANDDown 15: Statement of charge after a lock-upASSERTIONDDown 16: "Spiritual" - Mondrian? Perhaps "artlessly artistic"PIETISTICDDown 17: King travels wearing diamonds that glowIRRIDESCEDDown 21: Instinctive talent for raising Arabic and French moneyFLAIRDDown 22: Deer with one tongueHINDIDDown 23: Assessed drunk - only semi-teetotal?RATED