The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd January 2002 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd January 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: It requires courage to have one - rather than love!BATTLEAAcross 4: Criticise one stroke in Mogul 1 acrossPANIPATAAcross 9: 1 across where French retreating ran into foul deedOUDENARDEAAcross 10: West sees service in 1 acrossMARNEAAcross 11: Originally, not a Russian victory at 1 acrossNARVAAAcross 12: 1 across for a gin palaceAGINCOURTAAcross 13: 1 across continued verballyPRESTONAAcross 15: North Sea runs close to 1 acrossNASEBYAAcross 17: 1 across in second addressed for poet in firstTOBRUKAAcross 19: Au fait with Beresford's first real controversial 1 acrossALBUERAAAcross 22: Run out to shout approval about way Odo was caught in this 1 acrossROCHESTERAAcross 24: Excursions by Arabs halted at 1 acrossTOURSAAcross 26: 1 across concerns snuffing out the EastISSUSAAcross 27: Victory in this 1 acrossTRAFALGARAAcross 28: Part-timers were sufficient for 1 acrossTARANTOAAcross 29: Crew taking on old irregular in this 1 acrossMALDONDDown 1: British left to confess what ships were at 28BLOWN-UPDDown 2: Rose to power in 1 acrossTUDORDDown 3: House for 2?LANCASTERDDown 4: Like logs pruned by 1st and 2nd of the MusesPIERIANDDown 5: Customary for no vermin to be dockedNOMICDDown 6: BUPA's rule for treatment can be followedPURSUABLEDDown 7: Three bridges at what should see an end to 1 acrossesTREATYDDown 8: Confer gold on reported victor of 29ORDAINDDown 14: One downing spirits or one cutting outEXORCISERDDown 16: Foundations set up by imaginative studies on vehicleSUBSTRATADDown 18: Tokyo's excited about races for goddessKOTYTTODDown 19: Transmitter raises atmosphere in fieldAERIALDDown 20: Goals or a near miss cited by poor loserALSO-RANDDown 21: Creative traits make one?ARTISTDDown 23: Where to eat in Germany?ESSENDDown 25: Driven to be purified from the head downURGED