The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 10th May 2001 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 10th May 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Town council carried advertisingSANDWICH BOARDAAcross 10: Harsh covering for gullyGRATINGAAcross 11: Widespread custom after the port (when without car)DIFFUSEAAcross 12: Discover good side in heelLEARNAAcross 13: Itinerant itinerants lose one itinerantTRANSIENTAAcross 14: Lucifer's equalMATCHAAcross 16: Is over Midge Ure's autographSIGNATUREAAcross 18: Land of Hope?RURITANIAAAcross 19: In glee I derry downEIDERAAcross 20: Structural geology, etc wasted stimulantsTECTONICSAAcross 23: Further society's conventionsMORESAAcross 24: Queen replaces one in drug workOPERATEAAcross 25: Place to inspire or heal, I suspectAIR HOLEAAcross 25: Place to inspire or heal, I suspectAIRHOLEAAcross 26: Purge over-excited fool within time limitsDECONTAMINATEDDown 2: Mineral tar as medium of exchangeALABASTERDDown 3: Think fit to speak EuropeanDEIGNDDown 4: Bar entered the other way roundINGOTDDown 5: Head angry about bloomerHYDRANGEADDown 6: Obscure order about female puma from America, perhapsOBFUSCATEDDown 7: Wake up - turn in - got upROUSEDDown 8: Silver-r! See me share large pileAGGLOMERATIONDDown 9: Drink Irishman tipped inside escort's footwearBEETLECRUSHERDDown 15: A cooking problem?HOT POTATODDown 16: Male's subconscious feeling?SENTIMENTDDown 17: Sole place for subjectionUNDERFOOTDDown 21: Fabric of cloth in churchCREPEDDown 22: Butter up quartermistressSMARMDDown 23: Fool's gold's seen middayMORON