The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 12th February 2002 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 12th February 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Almost bid sleep farewellBYE-BYEAAcross 5: Hear a couple of stories and have a drinkLIGHTALEAAcross 9: A biscuit or a half roll dunked in burgundyMACAROONAAcross 10: Erotic, like a Turkish bath?STEAMYAAcross 11: Take a deep breath before walking on - it's a skill acquired by musiciansSIGHTREADINGAAcross 13: Los Angeles hosts 2 contracted starsLYRAAAcross 14: One who represents us (in Havana?) after doctor's captured in battleOMDURMANAAcross 17: God holding ruler responsible for means of identificationMARKINGSAAcross 18: Unprepossessing, lowly - extremely unpleasantUGLYAAcross 20: Major advance after interval is overBREAK THROUGHAAcross 20: Major advance after interval is overBREAKTHROUGHAAcross 23: A river between lakes and bayLAURELAAcross 24: Short distance and long distance combinedIN LEAGUEAAcross 25: Roman, for example. with kind expressionTYPEFACEAAcross 26: Just so in a filmPATINADDown 2: You are not finished in timeYEARDDown 3: Bank least prepared for high growthBEANSTALKDDown 4: One hug should be sufficientENOUGHDDown 5: Pension qualification extended by dilatory ministerLENGTTOFSERVICEDDown 6: Have a regular date to do stage production at the end of JulyGO STEADYDDown 7: Material that's precious found with diamondsTWEEDDDown 8: The French people submit - it's awfulLAMENTABLEDDown 12: A missing London woman is musicalMYFAIRLADYDDown 15: Ill-mannered actors get plasteredROUGHCASTDDown 16: Initially, laboratory imported aerosols after scientist missed mist in Asia MinorANATOLIADDown 19: Stop going north and southPULL-UPDDown 19: Stop going north and southPULLUPDDown 21: Characters in a pea-green boat go togetherAGREEDDown 22: Injury caused by fire or running waterBURN