The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 27th April 2001 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 27th April 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Here person in pain could have been on stretcherTORTURE CHAMBERAAcross 9: Fat diva, if off to make a legal declarationAFFIDAVITAAcross 10: BBC head goes freeUNTIEAAcross 11: Join hospital department engineers in retirementENTERAAcross 12: Tenor performing in hut gets cutSHORTENEDAAcross 13: Sling dog into temporary accommodationLODGINGSAAcross 14: Said you do wrong to go back on agreementUNISONAAcross 17: Depression returns to the Franco-Italian cityNAPLESAAcross 19: Hard worm taken by gannet, an insectivoreHEDGEHOGAAcross 22: For mineral he's moving into a coastal areaFORESHOREAAcross 24: She returns something usefulTESSAAAcross 25: Having brought nothing back, try tongueLINGOAAcross 26: Writing about poor Orlando HeathMOORLANDSAAcross 27: Engineer passes bill, then discloses something confidentialSPILLSTHEBEANSDDown 1: Moving music from gypsiesTRAVELLINGFOLKDDown 2: Fellow with an Australian pick-up in red is disprovedREFUTEDDDown 3: Emphasise where sleepers should be placedUNDERLINEDDown 4: Not many men face taking pictureENVISAGEDDown 5: Container with a lid on the inside?HATBOXDDown 6: Frame picture of horse?MOUNTDDown 7: During sex-change nurse gets presentsEXTENDSDDown 8: Studying good girls - useful for improving your looks?READINGGLASSESDDown 15: Thing transported by driver could be for an entertainerNIGHT CLUBDDown 15: Thing transported by driver could be for an entertainerNIGHTCLUBDDown 16: Both he and me turned into a huge personBEHEMOTHDDown 18: Vegetable from an average cropPARSNIPDDown 20: Landlord detailed to go with girl gives a joyful shoutHOSANNADDown 21: An ordered system in a disco's most unusual!COSMOSDDown 23: Many standing round job centre looking for a seatSTOOL