The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 14th September 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 14th September 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Blinking hooter is hard to find!OWLISHAAcross 4: Inside stone front door it rattledAGITATEDAAcross 9: Queen holds medal found in fireplaceEMBERAAcross 10: Companion wants cool tea, stirred and sweetCHOCOLATEAAcross 11: Copper put "rain ruined start of play"CURTAINUPAAcross 12: Talked of using pole to dig withSPOKEAAcross 13: Armed when going to a funeral?MOURNING BANDAAcross 17: Glue with scent is upsetting tiny petsSTICKINSECTSAAcross 20: An unmarried mother is differentOTHERAAcross 21: Where you'll find trees scattered round frozen waterLEICESTERAAcross 23: Politician follows everyone into backstreet to see inventionTALLSTORYAAcross 24: Giant thing in bronzeTITANAAcross 25: One painting lines with great skillARTISTRYAAcross 26: One advising one to leave the Spanish capital when rejectedORACLEDDown 1: Beat vicar and ring up, getting firm with meOVERCOMEDDown 2: Timber supplier wanted chimney to have a light inLABURNUMDDown 3: Country's uplifting tunes about the Fourth of JulySYRIADDown 5: Waving toy dog, I get people inside - which helps sales!GOODPUBLICITYDDown 6: Lots of you, once on beachesTHOUSANDSDDown 7: If a drink's wanted, there''s bags in thisTEAPOTDDown 8: Declines to go with the foreign lorry driverDIESELDDown 10: Time for prayer for church dignitary, one time outside CaliforniaCANONICAL HOURDDown 14: Nothing goes on in their campsNATURISTSDDown 15: Elated, but still after church backingECSTATICDDown 16: Field behind East Street is cut offESTRANGEDDown 18: Stands in for Jethro straight awayROSTRADDown 19: Holiday accommodation hired after teaCHALETDDown 22: About ten engineers turned to go inENTER