The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 11th July 2001 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 11th July 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: It measures the speed of the wind, etcMETRONOMEAAcross 10: Each clever youngster's possessionEVERYAAcross 11: Very old description, in part, of some hymnsANCIENTAAcross 12: French cars use this oilESSENCEAAcross 13: Evidence of Peel's successesKILLSAAcross 14: Simple girl nearly rode back on donkeyUNADORNEDAAcross 16: Shocking! That's their anger out of controlEARTHSHATTERINGAAcross 19: Where Horatio asked for the kiss of death?TRAFALGARAAcross 21: Drink absinthe, perhapsSHRUBAAcross 22: Blow up in the darkroomENLARGEAAcross 23: Trees do provide strength for a Danish physicistOERSTEDAAcross 24: Band of greenery?OASISAAcross 25: Power over the drunkardINFLUENCEDDown 1: 8 London RoadEMBANKMENTDDown 2: One letting nothing go has a second difficult problemSTICKLERDDown 3: An old poet's pigeonsHOMERSDDown 4: It is pushed out on the Spree!BOATDDown 5: One who raised the foundationBENEFACTORDDown 6: Jacinth, possibly, of sapphire's shadeGEMSTONEDDown 7: Writer with name on flagPENNONDDown 8: 23 made this king in colourDYKEDDown 14: Dirty, wretched guy in nicheUNHYGIENICDDown 15: Doormats where shadows fall on institutionsDOGSBODIESDDown 17: Safety device heartlessly shattered in crashHEADRESTDDown 18: Rita is at the heart of this nuisanceIRRITANTDDown 20: The most effective notes in caseABLESTDDown 21: Cloud cover near Stroud!SHROUDDDown 22: Touchy about a familiar London statueEROSDDown 23: King brought up in StaffordshireOFFA