The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 14th February 2002 There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 14th February 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Illusionist takes quiet breather: I like it reaching a peakPRESTIDIGITATORAAcross 9: Promote model following Queen's Counsel outsideADVERTISEAAcross 10: Plant supporter turned into homely xenophobeXYLEMAAcross 11: Varsity? It's difficult to incorporate part of oneHARVARDAAcross 12: Run with complacent delight, almostSMUGGLEAAcross 13: Be prone to romanceLIEAAcross 14: Stash in quarter of the islandSECRETEAAcross 17: Nasal passage involving the foreign godSILENUSAAcross 19: Regressive seed is a sure thingNEMESISAAcross 22: Counter-arguments about hen with liceELENCHIAAcross 24: On account of colloquial islandCOSAAcross 25: Suave sort of popular singer carrying weaponCHARMERAAcross 26: It can be converted into a cupboardCABINETAAcross 28: Live alien holding 6 backEXISTAAcross 29: Flower crower? Piffle!POPPYCOCKAAcross 30: Red spice mix in big house brings on mental instabilityMANIC DEPRESSIONDDown 1: 22 down came to hand out healthy complexionPEACHESANDCREAMDDown 2: Always accepting meal ticket for fresh fishELVERDDown 3: Balcony supplying clue without hesitationTERRACEDDown 4: Shrink gets led off, restraining flatulenceDWINDLEDDown 5: Shots in the dark being pumped into theatre catGUESSESDDown 6: Re writing - rewriting? - lute taxTEXTUALDDown 7: Neglect that's designed to be appealing on boxTELEGENICDDown 8: Dwarf to rear the Spanish height-enhancer's familyRUMPELSTILTSKINDDown 15: Take care of politician later, including one with a sidekickCOMPANIONDDown 16: Endlessly follow Japanese fishTAIDDown 18: Sick of one with platesILLDDown 18: Sick of one with platesILL.DDown 20: Arab, say - so it says here - is about to give outSEMITICDDown 21: One in a fix with a diseaseSCRAPIEDDown 22: Fugitive points to tasty budESCAPERDDown 23: Developing creatures measure unknown quantity in the fraternityEMBRYOSDDown 27: Campbell may be one to grumble aboutNAOMI