The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 19th April 2001 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 19th April 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: 1 down type of fish stickPIKESTAFFAAcross 6: Shortly two to three sightless rodents may have us in stitchesCOMICAAcross 9: Disappointed or ill - terminally, if it's 12's?ASSICKASAPARROTAAcross 10: It's capitally struck from 21NAILAAcross 11: It's hard to understand a goody getting right into evil behaviourABSTRUSEAAcross 14: Walker on island railway has joined the armyLEGIONARYAAcross 15: Composer of large variationELGARAAcross 16: Fool dressed for the cold, say?MORONAAcross 18: Vagrant given silk: it's lymphatically wrongKING'S EVILAAcross 20: Essex menBASILDONAAcross 21: 1-0 for the dyeing moments?ANILAAcross 25: Illustrator to come from sale and buy cover for topless old manAUBREYBEARDSLEYAAcross 26: Some rice dish to steady the shipKEDGEAAcross 27: Senior bluesROYALNAVYDDown 1: Homely type of countryPLAINDDown 2: In contact like balls on a gateKISSINGDDown 3: Like following like?SUCHDDown 4: Not returning by the main road?AWAYDDown 5: Strike a child - infant - not 1 downFLAMBOYANTDDown 6: Plan to avail oneself again of liqueurCHARTREUSEDDown 7: University city raising food - muttonMARBURGDDown 8: Pet (male) to doctor - one left in city buildingCATHEDRALDDown 12: French setter keeping various echelons for hotelier BasilJOHNCLEESEDDown 13: Don't let a lot of Danish money be put among the British: I might grab itBANK ROBBERDDown 14: Labour MP gets in: then there's a shortage of pigmentLAMPBLACKDDown 17: Girl with American friend, one may gatherROSEBUDDDown 19: Article in house or podVANILLADDown 22: It doesn't say who wrote the song "Keep right on _____ " - no, stop here!LAY-BYDDown 22: It doesn't say who wrote the song "Keep right on _____ " - no, stop here!LAYBYDDown 23: Careful not to turn head, or it'll go crookedWARYDDown 24: My performance is of a student - at a matinee?IDOL