The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 10th December 2001 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 10th December 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Spider that reaps?HARVESTERAAcross 10: Permission to departLEAVEAAcross 11: Pay left-winger for betWAGEREDAAcross 12: A green one may be driven to drinkGODDESSAAcross 13: Poet's pigeonHOMERAAcross 14: A sort able to produce old instrumentASTROLABEAAcross 16: Genius at figures who's done a spell at the Treasury?FINANCIALWIZARDAAcross 19: Disposition to put up with minor degree of variationTOLERANCEAAcross 21: Favourite artist from old cityPETRAAAcross 22: To a soldier extent of space proves drawbackRETRACTAAcross 23: The more unusual form of demonstrable principleTHEOREMAAcross 24: Company in red, I believeCREDOAAcross 25: Action on speech about exerciseOPERATIONDDown 1: Hat we fetch out to keep the discussion goingCHEW THE FATDDown 2: Trail round island with guideDRAGOMANDDown 3: Porter or beer keeps one rightBEARERDDown 4: Boss of the studioSTUDDDown 5: Highly intelligent athlete put in the shadeBRIGHT BLUEDDown 6: Pleased one is including oil extract from flowersGLADIOLIDDown 7: Girl putting up drink chartPAMELADDown 8: Sounds like a cat where horse should beMEWSDDown 14: Divorce results from a falsehood uttered to a large number of peopleALIENATIONDDown 15: Fondness for measure to get people to enter into trade arrangementENDEARMENTDDown 17: He tells of island coming up over the hillNARRATORDDown 18: A boost to performance of heavenly bodyASTEROIDDDown 20: The character of a landlord?LETTERDDown 21: Paper ordered - you first send the money in advancePREPAYDDown 22: Sway to the musicROCKDDown 23: Sound of grief caused by rowTIER