The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 22nd March 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 22nd March 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Old money with rates by 18 6EXCHANGEAAcross 5: Acting A for Alan is subsidingABATESAAcross 9: Many divine voices have little craftCORACLESAAcross 10: It's wrong, according to 18 6, to give apple to genieEATINGAAcross 11: Going gradually (and fatally?) "Ho!" is 18 6'sSTEPPINGAAcross 12: Not want a thing?OBJECTAAcross 14: 18 6 got his new model army, not turned outHISTORYMANAAcross 18: Literary giant and teacher arranged dumb crambo rallySIRMALCOLMAAcross 22: Silver in solver: 18 6 got to 19 in itTHEAGEAAcross 23: Very cutting, but inviting riposteTWOEDGEDAAcross 24: See 10PEOPLEAAcross 25: It's wrong for 18 6's doctor with English endingCRIMINALAAcross 26: 5's clue's not main lineSIDINGAAcross 27: See 11WESTWARDDDown 1: Cover a scene of confusionENCASEDDown 2: Dog on wheels, red for honoured guestCARPETDDown 3: Take (more or less) a letter? IndeedACCEPTDDown 4: Bird, in French then in Greek, gaining heightGREENFINCHDDown 6: See 18BRADBURYDDown 7: Article taken from experimental novel with three horns?TRILEMMADDown 8: Observation of model in the course of expressing regretSIGHTINGDDown 13: Even more deplorable, slower list must be usedSTILLWORSEDDown 15: One drunkard starts (or drinks like this) - they could be radioactiveISOTOPESDDown 16: No charge for stowing such property as cargo?FREEHOLDDDown 17: Edentate from African country dropping tail into caskPANGOLINDDown 19: Loner to inherit a thousandHERMITDDown 20: A good start and finish for a businessAGENDADDown 21: A theologian was the guide, which is badADDLED