The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 14th March 2001 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 14th March 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Smallwood, a joiner, takes carpenter for a mealSTEAKANDCHIPSAAcross 10: Similar articles must be on record - ring usANALOGOUSAAcross 11: Flush, like a girl in the '50s?LEVELAAcross 12: Design tin-opener factoryPLANTAAcross 13: Because obtained number is omitted?FORGOTTENAAcross 14: How a drunk holds on to things?TIGHTLYAAcross 16: Unproductive poster I left hiddenSTERILEAAcross 18: The most sunny point is outside an inletWARMESTAAcross 20: Steal someone's wages without getting worked upPANICKYAAcross 21: Look forward to a selection of good books when pregnantEXPECTANTAAcross 23: Land well in the middle and rollBAGELAAcross 24: Girl I caught in timeERICAAAcross 25: It takes one against fuel to lead a political allianceCOALITIONAAcross 26: This biro Nigel designed for ex-soldiersBRITISHLEGIONDDown 2: Nelson's point of departure?TRAFALGARDDown 3: Up above and outside look towards the sternALOFTDDown 4: Unsociably rings female when friend goes outsideALOOFLYDDown 5: Leaves courses without one point!DESERTSDDown 6: October 31, when Ella's worried about nothingHALLOWE'ENDDown 6: October 31, when Ella's worried about nothingHALLOWEENDDown 7: Some chap I voted for - everything depends on himPIVOTDDown 8: It cleans wheels, cats and dogs! Very little gets through!CARPET SWEEPERDDown 9: TV programme covering unknown moneylender, about 50BLANKETYBLANKDDown 15: Biting six-footer follows a sap!TRENCHANTDDown 17: Gin and tonic mixed with nothing is unrecognisableINCOGNITODDown 19: Overlooking hospital blocks for cases of unconsciousnessTRANCESDDown 20: By autumn mine is over; that's the snagPITFALLDDown 22: Order chief to be earlierPRIORDDown 23: Transport top brass roundBRING