The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 31st May 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 31st May 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Divine environment for a crew testing positionPREDICAMENTAAcross 9: An entry without it causes stirAGITATEAAcross 10: The opposite is never wrongINVERSEAAcross 11: Place with racing stableSTEADFASTAAcross 12: Less neat, sayLOWERAAcross 13: Rings round for flooringLINOAAcross 14: Extremely coy about unfortunate penchant for trumperyCATCHPENNYAAcross 16: Study twice to fully satisfy the result of becoming thickerCONDENSATEAAcross 19: Bird in poor healthRHEAAAcross 21: Low-down on computers?BASICAAcross 22: Drink among New York's flowersMANHATTANAAcross 24: Cut around live creatureSHEBEARAAcross 25: Former PM's undisguised triumphBALDWINAAcross 26: Tired out, crazy and harmfulDETRIMENTALDDown 1: A reward for the taking?PRICEONONESHEADDDown 2: Antelope bearing lightELANDDDown 3: Former President to outlaw a Japanese art formIKEBANADDown 4: Oddly, assailant since tells of a continentASIATICDDown 5: Break even and run for coverENVELOPEDDown 6: Possibly how Hitler went to surrenderTHROW IN THE TOWELDDown 7: Small girl holds fool in thrallVASSALDDown 8: Give away stake and fishBETRAYDDown 15: Drills the first caseTEA CHESTDDown 16: Young 24 is first of modern movementCUBISMDDown 17: Lifted spirit like first-class warriorSAMURAIDDown 18: Board admits points can be keptTENABLEDDown 20: Cover when Y-fronts would be wide openAWNINGDDown 23: Divide at full speed (excepting the upper class)ALLOT