The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 9th January 2002 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 9th January 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Take by surprise and apprehend girl with goodsCATCHUNAWARESAAcross 10: Creed one has abandoned when ignominiously dischargedCASHIEREDAAcross 11: Electrically charged type of verseIONICAAcross 12: Speak for a team selectionORATEAAcross 13: Soldier could be in danger? That's right!GRENADIERAAcross 14: Tower where time ran out?MINARETAAcross 16: Hairstyle for the beach?SHINGLEAAcross 18: Torpid party worker entered the MarinesDORMANTAAcross 20: Girl with a round outlineCONTOURAAcross 21: Bloater paste at the French fairTOLERABLEAAcross 23: Point to bird's backSTERNAAcross 24: Newspaper used as musical instrument?ORGANAAcross 25: Censure concerning testamentary evidenceREPROBATEAAcross 26: Barrow boys way ahead of Red Star charactersSTREETTRADERSDDown 2: Sailor-composer used to refrainingABSTAINERDDown 3: Church having the edge in lawbreakingCRIMEDDown 4: Just a postUPRIGHTDDown 5: Speech on deportmentADDRESSDDown 6: A soldier-comedian getting on with stirring up public feelingAGITATIONDDown 7: Dissatisfaction arising from unseen nuisanceENNUIDDown 8: Compromise quartersACCOMMODATIONDDown 9: Red athlete can produce vegetableSCARLET RUNNERDDown 15: Make fresh dispositions in back rowREARRANGEDDown 17: Bird just right for old Michaelmas marketGOOSEFAIRDDown 19: Flap over extraordinary rate for silkTABARETDDown 20: Obsequious type of birdCREEPERDDown 22: Easily portable lamp, for exampleLIGHTDDown 23: Spaniards used round ring as a netSNOOD