The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 28th February 2002 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 28th February 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: This is sung or spoken at the back of the churchCHORALAAcross 4: Fenced in holding for a country-dwellerPEASANTAAcross 9: Possibly rue not turning brownEVERGREENAAcross 10: Come round repeatedly about a dogRECURAAcross 11: Finding fault about the duck, sayVOICEAAcross 12: A person with no experience of environment-friendly natural growthGREENHORNAAcross 13: Carry on without help in retirement, appearing happyRADIANTAAcross 15: Wear for formal occasions, which includes workTOP HATAAcross 17: Doesn't make portOSTENDAAcross 19: To let a large number in for abuseTORMENTAAcross 22: Newsmen must accept inevitable demandsPRESSURESAAcross 24: Saw a daughter grow oldADAGEAAcross 26: Getting the right one through being more matureRIPERAAcross 27: Called round at one time, full of self-importanceCONCEITEDAAcross 28: Fate of a left back of more than average sizeATROPOSAAcross 29: Austere English novelistSTERNEDDown 1: Able to hold a large knifeCLEAVERDDown 2: Honour the Left and one looks daggersOBELIDDown 3: Building material as a wholeAGGREGATEDDown 4: Joke with a bloke - could be spicy!PUNGENTDDown 5: An island where mounted soldiers fledARRANDDown 6: A safe haven for a change - or otherwiseANCHORAGEDDown 7: A tough guy in the City ran things his wayTYRANTDDown 8: The measure taken indicates the gravity of the matterWEIGHTDDown 14: Colourful stuff giving rise to complaintDISTEMPERDDown 16: Entrap men into fixed arrangementPERMANENTDDown 18: Exercises control over chargesDIRECTSDDown 19: It's an oriental drink prepared from herbsTISANEDDown 20: Lever's setting altered as requiredTREADLEDDown 21: Greek place exhibiting pictures in a health resortSPARTADDown 23: Band having a way with modern musicSTRAPDDown 25: A bird in motionASTIR