The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 13th July 2001 There are 16 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 13th July 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Important: make an unpleasant climax anticlimacticCAPITALAAcross 5: A hazard on the table or in the fieldPOTSHOTAAcross 9: Disagree with long pronouncement in paperTAKE ISSUEAAcross 10: Point to unused edgeSIDLEAAcross 11: Port side of a shipHULLAAcross 12: Clue initially difficult absorbs, if like Araucaria's, for exampleCONIFEROUSAAcross 14: Keep short pole over handSTARVEAAcross 15: Yankee slicker's crude to Dixie folkOILSKINAAcross 16: The first to redeem is put on the crossTRANSOMAAcross 18: Grounds for spiritual lords following first?ESTATEAAcross 20: Intruder we turned backUNDERWRITEAAcross 21: Creature has month off workOPUSAAcross 24: Fix to horsePINTOAAcross 25: Despicable for student to curse a bit ...LOATHSOMEAAcross 26: ... so interrupted by year's staffTHYRSUSAAcross 27: End of punishment on board?YARDARMDDown 1: There isn't one!CATCHDDown 2: Small fishcake?PIKELETDDown 3: Said to be the story's endTAILDDown 4: Was not all there, as Greeks claim?LOSTONESMARBLESDDown 5: Appoint entirely new ambassadorPLENIPOTENTIARYDDown 6: Cover with mosaic put up to promote Greek goddessTESSELLATEDDown 7: Fish got cutHADDOCKDDown 8: Time to debate disloyaltyTREASONDDown 13: Fundamentals that might become bent?GRASS ROOTSDDown 13: Fundamentals that might become bent?GRASSROOTSDDown 16: Fellow who's good on alien instrumentTRUMPETDDown 17: A right to disclaim housing caught fireARDENCYDDown 19: It's put in pudding to knock up a firm oneTAPIOCADDown 22: Southside power?STEAMDDown 23: One who does scorchCHAR