The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 20th February 2001 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 20th February 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Fearful performance lacking a guideDIRECTAAcross 4: Jazz fan Bobby beset by feverHEPCATAAcross 9: Fine manERICAAcross 10: Weapon fired by nice man - ugh!MACHINE GUNAAcross 10: Weapon fired by nice man - ugh!MACHINEGUNAAcross 11: More than one man losing head and heart again!ENCOREAAcross 12: Gangster isolated without coverAL CAPONEAAcross 13: A number watched absorbing sports contestSEVENTEENAAcross 15: Arrest a yob - some arrest!STAYAAcross 16: Treaty allowing Portugal to annex territory in AustraliaPACTAAcross 17: How to make zoo so emphatically loudSFORZANDOAAcross 21: Doctor right about nothing ending in disgrace - no great shakes!MEDIOCREAAcross 22: The French having bad temper may become unstableLABILEAAcross 24: Terribly gaudy ads either side of road showing soppy old manSUGAR DADDYAAcross 25: Adult retiring is greyASHYAAcross 26: Lover from the past teasing bishopEXARCHAAcross 27: Thomas, known for having had a bright ideaEDISONDDown 1: Disorder casts monarch into endless perilDERANGEDDown 2: Right side kept in correct orderRECTODDown 3: Firm male intended to let slip a remarkCOMMENTDDown 5: Demonstrate in church after vicar lost his headEVINCEDDown 6: Pearl coat fashioned for a queenCLEOPATRADDown 7: Military trial organised by French soldier after round of dutyTOURNEYDDown 8: Found what's potentially sad "fun" and cheered, showing thisSCHADENFREUDEDDown 14: I had clean cooking dishENCHILADADDown 16: Composition goody-goody's written about characters in HellPRELUDEDDown 18: Put down again for listeners and sent along the lineRELAYEDDDown 19: Swimmer is not primarily one with hard slog when coming upDOLPHINDDown 20: Sour old dictator featuring in accountACIDICDDown 23: Some of the orchestra can make moneyBRASS