The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 5th April 2001 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 5th April 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Blairite alternative to one year abroad about the spring of 1984?ORWELLIANAAcross 10: Lack of protest makes one grow blackNEGROAAcross 11: Weapon with drink at side of top deckGUNWALEAAcross 12: Free Trade comes - Blair left partyLIBERALAAcross 13: Glasgow saint brings one back to churchENOCHAAcross 14: Churchy-sounding ointment partially baked with chips?BASILICONAAcross 16: Going to the country? Let Greenline coach drop companion offGENERAL ELECTIONAAcross 19: See 12DEMOCRATSAAcross 21: This French student went to SalisburyCECILAAcross 22: See 6STEROIDAAcross 23: Speaking at 16 was formerly a 12 ______ORATORYAAcross 24: Number reported by 21 across beady followerMILLEAAcross 25: Always fresh work for engineers in flatEVERGREENDDown 1: Daddy could make great strides as a fieldsman - ged it?LONG-LEGGEDDDown 2: Direction in colour to have associate abroadTWINTOWNDDown 3: Potter initially to remove colourBLEACHDDown 4: See 22HIREDDown 5: Villainous relative slain - clues availableUNCLESILASDDown 6: Said to be cross about a supporter that's kept in charge of drugANABOLICDDown 7: Mushroom and some rice on cooker?AGARICDDown 8: Head 16POLLDDown 14: Steer nibble around ground with dug-up flowerpotsBILLANDBENDDown 15: Hen as commonly reported on page producing eggs out of team captain?NONPLAYINGDDown 17: Nemesis at the ready?RECKONERDDown 18: Sitting pretty, including 23 downINCLOVERDDown 20: Religious person eating last of porridge hasn't finished breakfastMUESLIDDown 21: New bowler after sixth tackle? Charlie and George upset vicarCHANGEDDown 22: Plant on cliff producing porridge on leaseSAMPDDown 23: See 21OVER