The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 4th October 2001 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 4th October 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Wait a minute: have you a big enough stable to do it?HOLDYOURHORSESAAcross 8: He sat on three goddesses: capital!PARISAAcross 9: Recovery after which all is forgivenCOME BACKAAcross 9: Recovery after which all is forgivenCOMEBACKAAcross 11: Bull involved with doe once represented universityOLDBLUEAAcross 12: Pip's girl to make out in a rough seaESTELLAAAcross 13: Entertainer at a plantHOSTAAAcross 15: Part of helmet to which peace is known, they sayNOSEPIECEAAcross 17: Bush stood up church officialROSEELDERAAcross 20: Examine church plantVETCHAAcross 21: Payment for quality?PREMIUMAAcross 23: Front of member, back of back, front of memberFOREARMAAcross 25: Dance at Queen's on the DeeBALLATERAAcross 26: Locks for fortress not in favourTRESSAAcross 27: Typical performance after tea - it's Eric's workCHARACTERISTICDDown 1: Treating people that are out to make New York happy about alienHYPNOTHERAPYDDown 2: Ghastly old city in coverLURIDDDown 3: Sleep easy! Maybe you'll get polite acceptanceYESPLEASEDDown 4: Dirty article topped by relationUNCLEANDDown 5: Severely criticises Upton Park men for being over-theatricalHAMMERSDDown 6: Defend oneself against lifting a potato?REBUTDDown 7: Fish eating unknown carbon on fast days - very goodEXCELLENTDDown 10: Look at notes and don't abscondFACE THE MUSICDDown 14: Englishman in Scotland sticks up in the windowSASSENACHDDown 16: Entry of piece from Navarone turns soprano into tenorPAVAROTTIDDown 18: Popular protest at involuntary movementDEMOTICDDown 19: Overseer loose again without energyREFEREEDDown 22: Workshy fellow, comparatively useless?IDLERDDown 24: A green means don't allow to proceedAVERT