The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 6th March 2002 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 6th March 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Rated the Guardian in 17, perhapsABUSEDAAcross 5: Giant about to veto explosive gameGOBANGAAcross 8: (and 9) Challenge to faith zone: the first First Lady, one lacerated by love, entersBELIEVEAAcross 9: (See 8)ITORNOTAAcross 11: A hundred and fifty honest sermons? Could be an illusionLOCH NESS MONSTERAAcross 12: One road offAWAYAAcross 13: Golly! Feel so bad inside - fear of Christmas dinner?GOOSEFLESHAAcross 17: All of us together having a naughty weak end in bedUNAWAKENEDAAcross 18: Tramp 'eard in the wind?OBOEAAcross 20: Don''t grant a prayer or. . .REFUSE COLLECTORAAcross 23: . . ."my old man" will go mad - nuts - barmyDUSTMANAAcross 24: Timeless affront to a river that is narrowINSULARAAcross 25: Stick a bit right inPIERCEAAcross 26: Man without a cover for the compoundHALIDEDDown 2: Battle overhead?BALACLAVADDown 3: Since it's said to be 8 acrossingSEEINGDDown 4: Various screeds do get written about ties, etcDRESS CODEDDown 5: Forbidding many brothers that told talesGRIMMDDown 6: Chancellor on holiday to make one fed up?BROWNOFFDDown 7: Tennis impossible with this groupNONETDDown 8: Member of Eastern alliance in resting place under attackBELEAGUEREDDDown 10: Outstanding acolyte in love?TORCHBEARERDDown 14: Egotishtical seafood?SHELLFISHDDown 15: Rescheduling debt, male model is under attackEMBATTLEDDDown 16: I paid and managed Morse's liberationRANSOMERDDown 19: Carnivore one has words withWEASELDDown 21: At high speed I make recordsFASTIDDown 22: A once capsized boatCANOE