The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 14th December 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 14th December 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Man with hat on touring US cityANTHONYAAcross 5: Fruit in Africa's a basic necessityCASABASAAcross 9: Arranged to hold man's ropeSHEETAAcross 10: Classes hill as a gas producerGENERATORAAcross 11: So pub invoices a drunk having an honest reputation?ABOVESUSPICIONAAcross 13: Try to telephone back as arrangedLAIDAAcross 14: Stand beneath a statuePEDESTALAAcross 17: Strike-breakers grow rebellious in plantsRAGWORTSAAcross 18: Concern for fellow listenerFEARAAcross 21: Beer's not sold - confused company admitted it's not drunk at all!STONECOLDSOBERAAcross 23: Discharging a French boy in Gateshead after taking a ringUNLOADINGAAcross 24: Volunteer leaving with ElizabethOFFERAAcross 25: Put "Out of Order" notes on kitchen stoveDERANGEAAcross 26: Having rest day arranged, wandered offSTRAYEDDDown 1: It's no good girls wanting a ball to boot!ALSODDown 2: Aspen is rocking to music with Los Angeles ready to startTREMBLINGPOPLARDDown 3: days on the way, briefly making notesOCTAVEDDown 4: My go is ruined by a philosophical way of lifeYOGISMDDown 5: Is Lawrence right when following prison case?CANISTERDDown 6: Mixed rest with water in colanderSTRAINERDDown 7: Crazy bit by Len's father needs re-writingBATSINTHEBELFRYDDown 8: High level fire fighters?SPRINKLERSDDown 12: Run lad to US doctor for this type of scanULTRASOUNDDDown 15: Because we stood up, taking a service tip offFOREWARNDDown 16: A protein dispersing poisonATROPINEDDown 19: Saws a girl's taking back, for exampleADAGESDDown 20: Not off in time for worshipHONOURDDown 22: Got 1,000 to deliver power supplierGRID