The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 12th April 2002 There are 16 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 12th April 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Standard of leaking hosepipe to be reportedTRICOLOURAAcross 10: See 12HEATHAAcross 11: Sick in 25GREENAAcross 12: Meat paste turned out hot in the end in 25HAMPSTEADAAcross 13: Knock three times at door ultimately to open itRAT-A-TATAAcross 13: Knock three times at door ultimately to open itRATATATAAcross 14: Mystically, so clear they seeORACLESAAcross 17: A medium intellect, according to Australian pronouncement?BRINEAAcross 19: Ghost writer for the Bard abridgedPOEAAcross 20: School expels head student for a rub downTOWELAAcross 21: Spread what it does around about in 25ST. JAMESAAcross 22: Touching in front of toilets in 25REGENTSAAcross 24: Sailors in dance, ones taking exercise in their dances?HORNPIPESAAcross 26: Quarter of 10 or 3NORTHAAcross 28: Benefactor has no right contributing to partyDONORAAcross 29: Checks very difficult to set up againREINSTALLDDown 1: Man taking up armsSTAGDDown 2: Blunt pointDIRECTDDown 3: With the current trend, a woman's not in need of an orderDOWNSTREAMDDown 4: Tossing of pennies: heads and tails, heads... and tails!TOP HATDDown 5: Particular horse awfully sick in 25PRIMROSEDDown 6: Questions for sage, or letters read outWHYSDDown 7: Does pool need topping up in 25?WATERLOWDDown 8: A colleague's been laid offSHEDDDown 13: Getting on public transport is a problemREBUSDDown 15: Enemy destroying 1 nationANTAGONISTDDown 16: Up-and-down performancesSOLOSDDown 18: Popular psychologist accepts the teaching of religion may be damagingINJURINGDDown 19: With which to admit in France that's just not cricketPASSPORTDDown 22: 25 for rugby, 24 down we hearRUSKINDDown 23: Country it's absolutely not right to enterNORWAYDDown 24: Consecutive characters in comedy have flipped in 25HYDEDDown 25: Find a space for a public onePARKDDown 27: See 5HILL