The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 28th September 2001 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 28th September 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 5: See birds with breadLOAVESAAcross 6: Almost cents is all you need for Chinese foodDIM SUMAAcross 9: Upper class officer shotGENTRYAAcross 10: Father with pathetic girl in California cityPASADENAAAcross 11: Star going round in luggage vanVEGAAAcross 12: No other ark made landNORTH KOREAAAcross 13: Lack of shelter I depend on? Only in partNOTENTIRELYAAcross 18: Crisp notes corrupted policemenINSPECTORSAAcross 21: Clever learner in LincolnABLEAAcross 22: Instruments employed by one beginning to cultivate a vegetableBRASSICAAAcross 23: Support the rear at the frontBEFOREAAcross 24: Fortune's arms for little birds with no goSLINGSAAcross 25: Ejected ticket seller turned up firstPUT OUTAAcross 25: Ejected ticket seller turned up firstPUTOUTDDown 1: Capital - not for investment in puddingSANTIAGODDown 2: Scots know about no AfricanKENYANDDown 3: Dog legs taken by actress and singerPINSCHERDDown 4: Did Sue and Dot dash off?USED TODDown 5: One hears principal songsLIEDERDDown 7: Soldiers capturing more than half of India in 1759 battleMINDENDDown 8: Working and keeping time is not compulsoryOPERATIONALDDown 14: Art works: topless things and other things on topETCHINGSDDown 15: Game played by kids in meadow for recreation, without parental guidanceLEAPFROGDDown 16: Prologues from Icelandic, Norse tales, Russian or Swedish prologuesINTROSDDown 17: The colour of treacle that's not quite offCLARETDDown 19: Forgo one's turn - I am frequently appearingPASSIMDDown 20: Tame naval vessel expectedSUBDUE