The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 28th February 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 28th February 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Writer and teacher have a short day with ... with ... within the TV familySIRARTHURCONANAAcross 8: See 1DOYLEAAcross 9: See 17MORIARTYAAcross 11: Something wrong with the wax, it's trueSINCEREAAcross 12: Time to reach North American beachDAYTONAAAcross 13: We want more from Connex trainsEXTRAAAcross 15: TGV's way to get through unimpededFAST TRACKAAcross 17: Rave containing river of petrol, right sequel to memento of 27's enemyPROFESSORAAcross 20: The land of Italy losing the sun towards evening?LATERAAcross 21: Two letters home to be knocked down?NINEPINAAcross 23: Capital sounds near to comedian GeorgeNAIROBIAAcross 25: Everybody up and going all the wayFULL-TERMAAcross 26: Good start with a little water for cookingGRILLAAcross 27: Anthony acting as security for dwellings said to be 18'sSHERLOCK HOLMESDDown 1: Desist moving forest as evasive actionSIDESTEPPINGDDown 2: Light displaying fabricRAYONDDown 3: Dance by first lady at entering, with cause to rise againREELEVATEDDown 4: Call for writing by spirit in personHIMSELFDDown 5: Recipe for love ? embracing journalist behind the altarREREDOSDDown 6: Everything to stay the same, then, in reproduction?OVARYDDown 7: Big traveller like little boy in tension outsideASTRONAUTDDown 10: Sunbathe to remove start of psychological problems surrounding invalid hounded by 1 8BASKERVILLESDDown 14: May the "Thunderer" note 'ow quiet it is!THORNBUSHDDown 16: Elvis in total confusion earns reproofTALKING TODDown 18: Ransome characters at the seasideSANREMODDown 19: Frog and ass, losing tail, went berserkRANAMOKDDown 22: Pearl possibly a shade of white?PALERDDown 24: More musical in order to feed De Quincey?OPIUM