The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 8th April 2002 There are 15 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 8th April 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Made light of the dieting crazeIGNITEDAAcross 5: The academic fieldCAMPUSAAcross 9: Kind of bank making a profitCLEARINGAAcross 10: He can put the points up or downSCORERAAcross 12: North or South, it's the best place to start fromPOLE POSITIONAAcross 15: Its appearance suggests there's something brewingTEA SERVICEAAcross 17: Behold around the East, a sign!LEOAAcross 19: Badly in need of medical careILLAAcross 19: Badly in need of medical careILL.AAcross 20: This is too small to be rightACUTE ANGLEAAcross 22: A story not necessarily associated with viceGRIPPINGTALEAAcross 26: To extract information this way sound illegalELICITAAcross 27: Be without servant, having facial bruisingBLACK EYEAAcross 28: Temptress finally put on figure-hugging garmentTIGHTSAAcross 29: Balls that may not bounceYORKERSDDown 1: Football ground with no parking causes irritationITCHDDown 2: Lack, on the one hand, all the conclusionsNEEDDDown 3: Business reverse?TURN OVERDDown 3: Business reverse?TURNOVERDDown 4: Ball, possibly squareDANCEDDown 6: Sign of nerves following car smash in one 12?ARCTICDDown 7: Gasp with relief in exchange of frivolityPERSIFLAGEDDown 8: Clear that summer's arrivedSPRINGOVERDDown 11: Queen's consortTOMCATDDown 13: Garment not worn out, but full of holesSTRINGVESTDDown 14: Exciting habitNAIL-BITINGDDown 16: Empty one container into anotherVACANTDDown 18: Suspended uphill transportCABLE CARDDown 21: Run the second editionSPRINTDDown 23: Match labelTALLYDDown 24: Measure encountered over the EastMETEDDown 25: Smaller boy absent from lessonsLESS