The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 21st May 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 21st May 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Posture in support of gunCARRIAGEAAcross 9: Eastern loch sideELEVENAAcross 10: Worry about moderate Tories getting backSTEWAAcross 11: Silly behaviour causes collapse of Tory moleTOMFOOLERYAAcross 12: Like bird's behindASTERNAAcross 14: In most cases, helper follows ruleNORMALLYAAcross 15: University dons wrong to include college headFACULTYAAcross 17: Abstain from repetitive strainREFRAINAAcross 20: Explain, in other words, how trick is authenticCONSTRUEAAcross 22: One, we hear, who interferes with fruitMEDLARAAcross 23: Makes out traveller considers himself ill-usedREPRESENTSAAcross 24: Part of repeat order to bring back cycleROTAAAcross 25: Remember getting ring backRECALLAAcross 26: Part played by king during contentious partyFRACTIONDDown 1: Supporter first touring continent with musical compositionFANTASIADDown 2: Pull upwardDRAWDDown 3: Box adding weight to vehicleCARTONDDown 4: Appropriate to see mother in green, perhapsGERMANEDDown 5: Possibility of help about springRESOURCEDDown 6: Side needing actual capitalREALMADRIDDDown 7: Bird with sound means of propulsion?PETRELDDown 13: New inquest re a man on horsebackEQUESTRIANDDown 16: Change fish for plantTURNSOLEDDown 18: Fighting sloth?INACTIONDDown 19: Waved goodbye to, when forced to leaveSEENOFFDDown 21: Started with writer buried in a dictionaryOPENEDDDown 22: Accident caused by his misreading chart coverMISHAPDDown 24: Cost of extra termRATE