The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 5th April 2002 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 5th April 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Underwear - darn it!KNICKERSAAcross 9: Enthusiasm shown for Guardian leader on "Guardian Unlimited"GUSTOAAcross 10: Back-to-front musical jazz improvisationSCATAAcross 11: Aristophanes play where satyr's tail's turnedLYSISTRATAAAcross 12: Appropriate capital for New York? I'd lay a pound on it!ALBANYAAcross 14: A fresh flower is openingAPERTUREAAcross 15: Line on map is round West Country cityISOBATHAAcross 17: Curvy figure sounds like a kissing coupleELLIPSEAAcross 20: Endless bearer of gifts demanding Shakespearean villain's capitalSANTIAGOAAcross 22: Part of a boot to step aroundTOECAPAAcross 23: "_______ outta here!" It's war!ARMAGEDDONAAcross 24: Eric Bristow speaks of the game behind which he stoodOCHEAAcross 25: "Home and Away" is a diversion going to potINOFFAAcross 26: Setting off for an odd double gin and itIGNITINGDDown 1: Might the solution be cracked by uncles and kings?KNUCKLESDDown 2: Tax Gordon Brown, perhapsSCOTDDown 3: Very verilyREALLYDDown 4: Normally solver and setter nonchalant about being toplessAS USUALDDown 5: Spurs' nightmare - a fragile defence?EGGSHELLDDown 6: Make alterations to restore ICI item of furnitureESCRITOIREDDown 7: Who, say, is Spike?DOCTORDDown 13: One supporter stands for Judas, but not one judgeARBITRATORDDown 16: Not hard to afford the new, compromised exchangeTRADE-OFFDDown 16: Not hard to afford the new, compromised exchangeTRADEOFFDDown 18: Breaking up is super!SMASHINGDDown 19: Warehouse area's moral oxymoron?GOODSINDDown 21: Able to tune radio set at lastADROITDDown 22: Temporary home providing shelter for an occupantTENANTDDown 24: Bond given part in "Othello", a thankless taskOATH