The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 10th August 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 10th August 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: A help for the latecomers?NIGHT SCHOOLAAcross 9: Reservation about the French garmentDOUBLETAAcross 10: Helps in a way in Italian town, when one is lostASSISTSAAcross 11: Eyes close to them? Hope sleep's improvedPEEPHOLESAAcross 12: Port? Yes, overseas wineRIOJAAAcross 13: Marketing cruise, we hearSALEAAcross 14: Attacking position for the game leaderBRIDGEHEADAAcross 16: Winning, or following?SUCCEEDINGAAcross 19: Encourage what a gambler hasABETAAcross 21: An expression of contempt that's sillyAPISHAAcross 22: Exaggerate importance of cricketing worth?OVERVALUEAAcross 24: A half-ripe plum could be in flowerPRIMULAAAcross 25: City's mathematical branch cut short, expressed brieflyLACONICAAcross 26: Meriel leads ramble in the countryEMERALD ISLEDDown 1: This fare's not overdone in FranceNOUVELLE CUISINEDDown 2: Pull up Church from a deep splitGULCHDDown 3: Token ritual rearranged after timeTITULARDDown 4: Put in place in school?CLASSEDDDown 5: Interested spectator to note runsOBSERVERDDown 6: One doesn't want to do this at a bankLOSEONESBALANCEDDown 7: Assumes Parent-Teacher Association's do has a good mixADOPTSDDown 8: Say I'll be in the road or at seaISLANDDDown 15: Farm accommodation for femalesHENHOUSEDDown 16: Neat crossSNAPPYDDown 17: I love being in play in a model sceneDIORAMADDown 18: It's essential to include Latin. Annoyed?NEEDLEDDDown 20: Fish around river-ditchTRENCHDDown 23: Wrongdoings when first three leave the armed forcesVICES