The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 12th April 2001 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 12th April 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Formula One driver's car still reaches a hundredJENSONAAcross 4: Is one picky as Patton?OPTANTAAcross 9: Song about to catch fliesTENGREENBOTTLESAAcross 10: Bed for a big girlBERTHAAAcross 11: See 1 downCREEPERSAAcross 12: A distressed call for installation of the greatest domestic hazard?ASBESTOSAAcross 14: See 1BUTT ONAAcross 14: See 1BUTTONAAcross 15: Carriage provided to go round the areaFIACREAAcross 18: Steer to the right of me, by no mistake: change here?MONEY BOXAAcross 21: With which to purify floozie?SCRUBBERAAcross 22: See 18 downWALKERAAcross 24: Posh (with a plum) should be given the nod to put meat onVICTORIABECKHAMAAcross 25: Actor wearing fertiliser to make loveMARLONAAcross 26: See 25BRANDODDown 1: Queen Virginia to be taken on board by military transport - yikes!JEEPERSDDown 2: Approaching the time which is said to fallNIGHTDDown 3: Implement to carve hamOVERACTDDown 5: Saw dog in pub, gutlessPROVERBDDown 6: Abhorrence of pain that varies, variableANTIPATHYDDown 7: Old instrument needs the sphere to ringTHEORBODDown 8: A quarter invested in bags of crisps, saySNACKSDDown 13: Dreadful tune during further performance cut short by fightENCOUNTERDDown 16: Piece of hip music hip? Virtually swinging!ISCHIUMDDown 17: Nothing to interest me about the interdictEMBARGODDown 18: Formula One enthusiast turned eccentric has to take hint - one is ramblingMURRAYDDown 19: Now Epiphany, as if any were neededNEW YEARDDown 20: Nothing orange about this plant!OREGANODDown 23: Compare growth in conversationLIKEN