The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 16th January 2002 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 16th January 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: (and 4) Jolly hitters with ad hoc clues for hanger-onHOCKEYAAcross 4: See 1 acrossSTICKSAAcross 9: One negative will come before longANONAAcross 9: One negative will come before longANON.AAcross 10: 18's travels - right and left in the dry - in French 27sRURALRIDESAAcross 11: Girl I'm upsetting with religious bookMISSALAAcross 12: See 2VENATICIAAcross 13: Get garage repaired with sand and gravelAGGREGATEAAcross 15: Perceive the charge to be a pound?FEELAAcross 16: See 27WISEAAcross 17: Cleans during typically straight talkDISCOURSEAAcross 21: Relating to a molecular process where love pierces the monster CalibanANABOLICAAcross 22: Standard wielder of blue pencil?BANNERAAcross 24: The brother from Rome with fellow medallist in DevonILFRACOMBEAAcross 25: See 1 downDOGSAAcross 26: Gigolos when grown up sell childish thingsTOYMENAAcross 27: (and16) Two ways of surviving in the urban jungleSTREETDDown 1: (and 25) Pack with would-be 22s, known in heaven as. . .HUNTINGDDown 2: (and 12) . . .4, possibly native to the Channel IslandsCANESDDown 3: Quiet among listeners? This could help achieve itEARPLUGDDown 5: Volunteers afforded a gift of moneyTALENTDDown 6: Get money - half the treasure - and turn to drinkCOINTREAUDDown 7: Means of reproduction for awkward clientsSTENCILDDown 8: Means me - after I intervene between enlisted man and sergeantPRIVATEINCOMEDDown 14: Rude rebuff from 2 in the gardenRASPBERRYDDown 16: Successes prevent Kate actingWINSLETDDown 18: Writer with horse to put shirt on - and the shirt?COBBETTDDown 19: Trickery is no big deal, they saySLEIGHTDDown 20: Spire said to have body?FLECHEDDown 23: Prompt good starter to enter undressedNUDGE