The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 14th March 2002 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 14th March 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Potential weapon for rampaging Viking going to FranceCARVING KNIFEAAcross 8: Order to include capital "I" in paperworkORIGAMIAAcross 9: Growth of large steel refineryOSSELETAAcross 11: Twice preserve a barCANTINAAAcross 12: Agents apprehending City typeSPECIESAAcross 13: Beneficiary of agreement during exercisePAYEEAAcross 14: Disguised in part of Cartesian dictum without pointINCOGNITOAAcross 16: Take sailors to court about North European of inferior rankSUBALTERNAAcross 19: Apocryphal book, the first with death noticeTOBITAAcross 21: Push out redundant artist missing 4EXTRUDEAAcross 23: "Misty Blue" ran amokNEBULARAAcross 24: (and 26) Will windows provide a solution to children's classic?THEWINDAAcross 25: Copper quietly taking charge of shock absorberCUSHIONAAcross 26: See 24INTHEWILLOWSDDown 1: Emitter of smoke ring concealing name unknownCHIMNEYDDown 2: Wake up to serial killer's fifth mutilationREALISEDDown 3: Musical Rice and I mount is not very originalIMITATIVEDDown 4: Twelve dozen is just too much!GROSSDDown 5: Acquires information about rising savingsNEST EGGDDown 6: Formed ranks with top Italian directorFELLINIDDown 7: Tory getting prize money is above being lecherousCONCUPISCENTDDown 10: Examiner covering drunken sot's unique hormoneTESTOSTERONEDDown 15: Unknown poet in charge in state is in all the anthologiesCANONICALDDown 17: Used teeth on one bird or anotherBITTENNDDown 18: Vulgar rendition of soul hitLOUTISHDDown 19: Graduates tucked into Mexican snack - it's hot stuff!TABASCODDown 20: Cows - that's admitted by their matesBULLIESDDown 22: Confer on purpose with old womenENDOW