The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 1st November 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 1st November 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: May be playing what instrument?HAWTHORNAAcross 5: Sweet to charge around loudlyTOFFEEAAcross 9: Island psychiatrist gets student in shape for urban nightmareCONCRETEAAcross 10: See 9JUNGLEAAcross 11: Approval to hesitate when idiot is bearing witnessLOOKER-ONAAcross 12: Miss the mark in swinging clubs, if holding ironFERRICAAcross 14: Extensive substitution of scripture for article becomes fickleCAPRICIOUSAAcross 18: Disputed frontierBORDERLINEAAcross 22: Haunt of working bossesOBSESSAAcross 23: Undeniable rule of good person among poor peopleESTOPPELAAcross 24: Never taken hold of lass because of hairMAIDENAAcross 25: See 24FORTRESSAAcross 26: Bit of lip from crawler about to desert mad emperorLIGULAAAcross 27: Deaths do result from him?DEADSHOTDDown 1: Feather on cock's combHACKLEDDown 2: Presentation of name in black, traditionally?WINDOWDDown 3: One of the other messengers?HERMESDDown 4: Inform about one accomplice with good reasonRATIONALLYDDown 6: Whine to be surrounded by former luxuryOPULENCEDDown 7: "Square"?FIGUREOFDDown 8: Queen's cut off without practiceEXERCISEDDown 13: Don't resign stupidly, as this will give you an edgeGRINDSTONEDDown 15: Odd for an average rating?ABNORMALDDown 16: See 2DRESSINGDDown 17: Remark by unhappy sailor washed up on the shore?SEASHELLDDown 19: Secured for take off in the pastBOLTEDDDown 20: See 7SPEECHDDown 21: Get nowhere in court after Waterloo?CLOSET