The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 23rd February 2001 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd February 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Good lord, that's Agatha taking a turn on the ski slopeCHRISTIEAAcross 5: Society at best is hilariousSCREAMAAcross 9: Keeping up? You can by going roundBUOYANCYAAcross 10: Blues numbers, perhapsEIGHTSAAcross 12: Do some of your best in goalSTINGAAcross 13: River rodent in simple storyNARRATIVEAAcross 14: Financial agreement to let prize-winner's money include half a danceHIRE-PURCHASEAAcross 18: Captivate Sir Peter in the foyerENTRANCE HALLAAcross 21: Artisan's counter-occupation with the judge's seatWORK BENCHAAcross 21: Artisan's counter-occupation with the judge's seatWORKBENCHAAcross 23: A girl almost ordinaryNORMAAAcross 24: Prohibition after the ancient GreekTHEBANAAcross 25: A striped comic moseyed alongTRAIPSEDAAcross 26: A look-alike, sometimes deadRINGERAAcross 27: Brainy brother tucking into a healthy breakfastCEREBRALDDown 1: Play it again in snub for Picasso, sayCUBISTDDown 2: Fleece that is very newROOKIEDDown 3: A Nash girl depicted making imaginary passSHANGRI-LADDown 4: Peruvian stock too hot to handleINCANDESCENTDDown 6: A cockney's mate in the countryCHINADDown 7: Exotic, in the improved stateETHNICALDDown 8: Some hot stuff said to have assembledMUSTEREDDDown 11: Hack, after a swig of beer, gets a punchDRAUGHT HORSEDDown 15: Caught the beast in drug plantCELANDINEDDown 16: Not potable, but are wet as can beSEAWATERDDown 17: Ship's doctor takes time to fishSTURGEONDDown 19: It removes, if soldiers are aroundERASERDDown 20: Pass up the French composerHANDELDDown 22: Beat interrupting live rapBLAME