The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 6th March 2001 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 6th March 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Mark setting the standardMODELAAcross 4: Wrong leader's taken on top dogAIREDALEAAcross 8: Bad lot? Bad job!NASTYBITOFWORKAAcross 10: Partner wearing girdle with ribbingRALLYINGAAcross 11: Chief meeting Queen's man with bowARCHERAAcross 12: Spike tears dreadfullyLACERATESAAcross 15: Character going to seedGRAINAAcross 17: Heartless visitor saw round to our delightGUSTOAAcross 18: Baseball player in pants and T-shirtSHORT-STOPAAcross 18: Baseball player in pants and T-shirtSHORTSTOPAAcross 19: Hack covers page with sensational headlineSPLASHAAcross 21: Clever daily means to fix the buzzerFLYPAPERAAcross 24: Set opening clue, working to misleadPUTONEACROSSONAAcross 25: Period of ignorance without the Sun and Times?DARK AGESAAcross 26: Girl to coordinate going on stageDAISYDDown 1: With oil streaming out, this prospector is madeMINERALOGISTDDown 2: Forces abroad, for exampleDISPLACESDDown 3: Pull in here, set down and bid farewellLAY-BYDDown 3: Pull in here, set down and bid farewellLAYBYDDown 4: Turns away from little green man, hair standing on endALIENATESDDown 5: Pound from base limit bouncing back to upper limitROOFDDown 6: Blue ? Tory out and outDOWNRIGHTDDown 7: Extract of poplar, chestnut, box and coniferLARCHDDown 9: Quality of the candid camera photo?TRANSPARENCYDDown 13: Return to gold standard and mint, sayROOTSTOCKDDown 14: Pair of cords to go with brogues, perhapsSHOELACESDDown 16: A new wine list introduced ahead of startersANTIPASTIDDown 20: Girl, if topless, would create an atmosphereLAURADDown 22: Some encouragement, you say, is in vainPROUDDDown 23: Ice in the drink?BERG