The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 31st October 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 31st October 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Scots have mother cat with a bruiseHAEMATOMAAAcross 10: Seek a 13: something wrong?HITCHAAcross 11: Jocularly feared? Jocularly killed's about rightDREADEDAAcross 12: 21 3's anything but increasing "bird" when the boss is aboutFARFROMAAcross 13: Travel could be roughRIDEAAcross 14: Under Milk Wood's bigamist keeps last year's leaders livingDAILY BREADAAcross 16: Say what old currency means?EXPOUNDAAcross 17: American fellow about to manage one country in AfricaBURUNDIAAcross 19: After 6, Afghan regime, unbanned, restricts energiesVITALITIESAAcross 22: Party when going to 23 - a hind?STAGAAcross 24: The French drunkard's house in a country in AfricaLESOTHOAAcross 25: Minister, female, on setter's accountMEACHERAAcross 26: Misshapen men or poetical monsterENORMAAcross 27: Wild flower with tag, "Light of Evening"?AFTERGLOWDDown 1: See 20THEDURBERVILLESDDown 2: Finding scene, which is said to include river, bathe!SERENDIPDDown 3: See 21HARDYDDown 4: Initially dyed in the ____ and whence 21 3's people cameWOODLANDDDown 5: Right and left, very badLAWFULDDown 6: Spooner's son Tertius, the Australian flyerTHORNBIRDDDown 7: Look round 5 and don't eatSTARVEDDown 8: See 12THEMADDINGCROWDDDown 15: Wriggly multipede or two in a barDUPLE TIMEDDown 17: They are put out in bars and meet troubleBEERMATSDDown 18: Crazy, horrible place for summaries?NUTSHELLDDown 20: 21 3's "Sh! See lovebirds flutter feebly"TESSOFDDown 21: Nearly hot potatoes eaten by late writerTHOMASDDown 23: Tie the knot indeed!MARRY