The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 15th February 2001 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 15th February 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Missing article - Greek vase, first century: it could have been mothballedCAMPHORAAcross 5: Trophy for railway used in theatreSCALPELAAcross 9: Decider could be fine - too reactionary to cry aboutPENALTYSHOOTOUTAAcross 10: Student I quoted OK?LICITAAcross 11: Wheel finished before start of year in solitaryLONDONEYEAAcross 12: Vibrator made of aluminium partly put back in riverTREMULANTAAcross 14: Copper reserved for what's no troubleCUSHYAAcross 15: Chat show hostess's work gets a cheerOPRAHAAcross 16: Time everyone died, kept by uncle in slaveryTHRALLDOMAAcross 18: Security without tears, possibly - fail to followLOSE TRACKAAcross 21: Grey as a birdASHENAAcross 22: Little boy in living testimony to acuityQUICK-WITTEDNESSAAcross 23: Little boy in late return going on and onETERNALAAcross 24: Runners coming about five - time to yieldHARVESTDDown 1: Apt clue, maybe, for feuding familyCAPULETDDown 2: Chap in charge of English newspapers in downward movement has his ups and downsMANIC-DEPRESSIVEDDown 3: Loud interruption to stop compassion is not altogether correctHALF-TRUTHDDown 4: Rising of the people or of the crownROYALDDown 5: Muscle inclined to pinch with rest - stopped upSPHINCTERDDown 6: Originally on top with new endABOVODDown 7: Walked solemnly in front of important personage with treated foodPROCESSED CHEESEDDown 8: Gamble with fate - have a go at keeping directionLOTTERYDDown 13: Tune up in real term connected with insuranceACTUARIALDDown 14: Visit with Queen in central ScotlandCALLANDERDDown 15: Slash brains? There's nothing Tory about thatOBLIQUEDDown 17: Objects to extraterrestrial attitudeMIND-SETDDown 17: Objects to extraterrestrial attitudeMINDSETDDown 19: Excuse for not doing things thoroughly, addressed to London mayorTOKENDDown 20: Executioner's boatKETCH