The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 16th October 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 16th October 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: A doctor, stupid fellow, with a frock for the envoy's wifeAMBASSADRESSAAcross 8: Relate to exercises in art, perhaps...PERTAINAAcross 9: ... when getting point, for example, on first-class weaponASSEGAIAAcross 11: Going over in opposition to one's real caseREVISALAAcross 12: They owe something to wild bet accepted by the late DianaDEBTORSAAcross 13: Warm hat commonly associated with chartered accountantCALIDAAcross 14: Extensively a predicament in Wales, perhapsWHOLESALEAAcross 16: Tree presenting problems for some of youARAUCARIAAAcross 19: Weight of vehicle at rearCARATAAcross 21: Fashionable ways to make encroachmentsINROADSAAcross 23: He may be too strict in demanding payments from retired playerEXACTORAAcross 24: Boy the French see as a flowerNIGELLAAAcross 25: Very hard for first male workerADAMANTAAcross 26: Gate soldiers go to first in a state of joyENTRANCEMENTDDown 1: Painter upset by competitor's approachARRIVALDDown 2: Cooked up crazy ideas on old railway organisationBRAISEDDDown 3: Follower of Helios not so quick to embrace riotous funSUNFLOWERDDown 4: Judgement on conflict in modern timesAWARDDDown 5: Ridiculous increase, getting one pound backRISIBLEDDown 6: Italian lady soldiers going up to girlSIGNORADDown 7: Increasing value of sympathetic criticismAPPRECIATIONDDown 10: Look closely into and harangue examining bodyINSPECTORATEDDown 15: In general, one accepts a grave problemON AVERAGEDDown 17: Rag once used to gather mossACROGENDDown 18: Baby with obsequious charm?CRAWLERDDown 19: After tea, read about pantomimeCHARADEDDown 20: Withdraw what was said about regionRETRACTDDown 22: Rustic one swallowed by birdSWAIN