The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 6th April 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 6th April 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: They help to protect viewers from lewd exhibitionsBLUESPECTACLESAAcross 9: Conveyance by model trains, perhapsTRANSITAAcross 10: Musical drama by Lawrence found to be effectiveOPERATEAAcross 11: The French greeting on holidayLEAVEAAcross 12: An aggregation that is swallowed by eelsCONGERIESAAcross 13: Excess payment concerning children?OVERISSUEAAcross 14: Musical composition man made on one noteRONDOAAcross 15: County's quiet angerSHIREAAcross 17: Not how a smoker wants to be superiorMATCHLESSAAcross 20: Boat made by dismissed aircraft workerOUTRIGGERAAcross 22: Take undue advantage of sailor customABUSEAAcross 23: Anxiety for businessCONCERNAAcross 24: Reply to composer from town in BavariaANSBACHAAcross 25: Medical expert that the top brass encourage stronglyGENERALSURGEONDDown 1: The nerve of Caledonians in drink!BOTTLEOFSCOTCHDDown 2: Ignorant girl gets the goods ...UNAWAREDDown 3: ... yet misses out when having to apply organisation and methodSYSTEMISEDDown 4: Leads astray with awful scene about it, perhapsENTICESDDown 5: Beat when over the right weightTROUNCEDDown 6: Pancake taken back from coffee percolator areaCREPEDDown 7: Artful avoidance of girl is no useEVASIONDDown 8: Staff open these, perhaps, on Boxing DayFEASTOFSTEPHENDDown 14: One who goes over and listens again to QueenREHEARSERDDown 16: Concentrated on getting tin seen aboutINTENSEDDown 17: Colour, possibly, meant to include silverMAGENTADDown 18: Sailor is sunbathing in Scottish coloursTARTANSDDown 19: Bird not in time to see rivalEMULATEDDown 21: One Frenchman's girlIRENE