The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 25th January 2002 There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 25th January 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Food for politicians?COMMONSAAcross 5: The study of unknown symbols?ALGEBRAAAcross 9: Lift up half a bottle in the laboratoryWINCHAAcross 10: One could bring hope to a suffering saint, internallyOSTEOPATHAAcross 11: Once the Queen's favourite sheepLEICESTERAAcross 12: Fully revealed by Monty?NAKEDAAcross 13: Type of attention found in Public LibraryPEARLAAcross 15: They stay away from beast seen runningABSENTEESAAcross 18: Positions taken by attorney with conflicting dutiesATTITUDESAAcross 19: Drunk in snugTIGHTAAcross 21: Fantastic route. . .OUTREAAcross 23: . . .if she fled away hereSHEFFIELDAAcross 25: Firmly set on heading for coverHIDEBOUNDAAcross 26: 3:2 could be one in Horatio's calculationRATIOAAcross 27: The German reversed round broken axle and let goRELAXEDAAcross 28: A substitute bookRESERVEDDown 1: Wild flower found in Jersey landslideCOWSLIPDDown 2: What the useless cobbler said before becoming a beggarMENDICANTDDown 3: Jock's sorry about colourOCHREDDown 4: Is less than 4 inches a fast record?SHORTHANDDDown 5: Change the hymn-book by omitting postscriptALTERDDown 6: Stop fool from flying in monkey foodGROUNDNUTDDown 7: Vacancy left in reserveBLANKDDown 8: Pests concealed among primatesAPHIDESDDown 14: Spooner wanted improved security for this door featureLETTER BOXDDown 14: Spooner wanted improved security for this door featureLETTERBOXDDown 16: This hold up could bring up rednessSUSPENDERDDown 17: It can whisk into the skyEGGBEATERDDown 18: The Nora Batty is someone else!ANOTHERDDown 20: A little European water creatureTADPOLEDDown 22: In the ballad it runs westward, ebbing and flowingTIDALDDown 23: Noise heard by the Seine?SOUNDDDown 24: Passengers are safer when marshalledFARES