The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 15th May 2001 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 15th May 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Game soon involved king and queenSNOOKERAAcross 8: They bet plate-layers drop deadPLAYERSAAcross 10: It goes pear-shaped for self-centred personEGOISTAAcross 11: The territory above a taxman's scopeAIR SPACEAAcross 11: The territory above a taxman's scopeAIRSPACEAAcross 12: In Nepal, it's a sacred languagePALIAAcross 13: Records found before EzraCHRONICLESAAcross 14: Big names in disarray: I cite rebelsCELEBRITIESAAcross 19: Where they might bring back the birch?ARBORETUMSAAcross 22: Colour: mostly green with a hint of yellowGREYAAcross 23: Free kind of house?DETACHEDAAcross 24: Exercising choice of imitationECHOICAAcross 25: Slander male trapped in silly lunacyCALUMNYAAcross 26: Colours moving slowly around SpainYELLOWSDDown 1: Harvester is one of the raversANAGRAMDDown 2: One hero in domestic murderHOMICIDEDDown 3: Irishman in charge of Scottish clubCELTICDDown 4: I am almost certainly playedCLARINETDDown 5: My subject, "Wasting Time", is short-sightedMYOPICDDown 6: Game played by heartless Greig?CRICKETDDown 9: Lovely parks, places for shy and painted horsesFAIRGROUNDSDDown 15: One big in the game, other than PeleELEPHANTDDown 16: Thin paintEGGSHELLDDown 17: Club magazineARSENALDDown 18: Surveys about attitudesREVIEWSDDown 20: In chess, when to swop a queen isn't clearOPAQUEDDown 21: Set out to marry drunkSTEWED