The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 9th October 2001 There are 15 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 9th October 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Abandoned cargo found in the morning by planesJETSAMAAcross 5: Cider's masquerading as cocktailsSIDECARSAAcross 9: George, perhaps, in an appeal for fireproof materialASBESTOSAAcross 10: Young man in the grip of old maid's illnessMALADYAAcross 11: DJ coming out of the closet!DINNER JACKETAAcross 13: Home for the plain-dweller?FLATAAcross 14: He'd clues arranged in a listSCHEDULEAAcross 17: It's fine when it's rolledUMBRELLAAAcross 18: Do without a form of addressMISSAAcross 18: Do without a form of addressMISS.AAcross 20: Bar call demanding responseCOUNTERCLAIMAAcross 23: Call my order quietlyCALMLYAAcross 24: Clear away the seaweed?UNTANGLEAAcross 25: Grating sulphur with a large forkSTRIDENTAAcross 26: Smoking jacket?REEFERDDown 2: Point at end of coneEASTDDown 3: Jensen, perhaps: a car for the fleetSPEEDSTERDDown 4: Service! Butler's holding it upMATINSDDown 5: Where the money hangs in the balance?SUSPENSE ACCOUNTDDown 6: Evangelist holding up half a bottleDEMIJOHNDDown 7: Problem E. Coli causes internallyCOLICDDown 8: Student in fancy dress, rude and out of controlRUDDERLESSDDown 12: Colourful man detaining boy in penthouseFLAMBOYANTDDown 15: One dimmed switch for shady sectionDEMIMONDEDDown 16: Liquid hydrogen delayed explosionALDEHYDEDDown 19: Article spoiled by troubled waters?WASTERDDown 21: Rings of light in gathering cloudsNIMBIDDown 22: Escaped, they say, by using passageFLUE