The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 23rd April 2001 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 23rd April 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Vehicle used to carry people awayTRANSPORTERAAcross 9: Wild beast in empty cityCATESBYAAcross 10: A Liberal in prisonCALIBANAAcross 11: Central to Sade's demon actDESDEMONAAAcross 12: Doctor! Learn about the kidneysRENALAAcross 13: A northern pair of opposing playersANNEAAcross 14: Treating the dragon's rashHEADSTRONGAAcross 16: Sources, first, of small and pretty fairy ringsSPRINGLETSAAcross 19: First person to studyIDENAAcross 21: Language used for little entrance in ScotlandLINGOAAcross 22: Needles are pointless without themTHREADERSAAcross 24: One with company around himIACHIMOAAcross 25: I'll tour around to find this artistUTRILLOAAcross 26: One simple or pure dogSIMONSHADOWDDown 1: Bird (American) with right awkward cousinTITUSANDRONICUSDDown 2: A man, perhaps, in the passageAISLEDDown 3: Agent's plight was a squintSPYHOLEDDown 4: Conference centre?ORCHARDDDown 5: Bear has role to play in modern art showTOLERATEDDown 6: Ruin or flooding belowROBIN GOODFELLOWDDown 7: Sloth! One needs help to recoverACEDIADDown 8: Open up a French packUNPLUGDDown 15: The policy of being a part not apartUNIONISMDDown 16: In Latin, 56 is a problemSILVIADDown 17: Disappointed at being droppedLET DOWNDDown 17: Disappointed at being droppedLETDOWNDDown 18: Thanks to expressTHROUGHDDown 20: Stone thrown at kingNESTORDDown 23: Landed with undercarriage section upACRED