The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 26th June 2002 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 26th June 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Military medic given honour and special attireWARDROBEAAcross 5: Asked to have breakfast in bed?BEGGEDAAcross 9: Is male behind bars for uncivilised behaviour?BARBARISMAAcross 11: Animal with desire to break into laugh?HYENAAAcross 12: Competitor demanding more pounds as he gets betterWEIGHTLIFTERAAcross 15: Opening number doing the businessNOOKAAcross 16: Mistake gives Scottish city only half the quotaABERRATIONAAcross 18: This prig - he is unfit to be a religious leaderHIGH PRIESTAAcross 19: Longing to be a cult heroACHEAAcross 21: Under the influence? One's beguiled, possiblySEEINGDOUBLEAAcross 24: Hand out everyone books in church?ALLOTAAcross 25: Eve learns to change being subject againREENSLAVEAAcross 26: Vulgar rebel about to get boringTAWDRYAAcross 27: Protrude with fat spreading aroundSTAND OUTAAcross 27: Protrude with fat spreading aroundSTANDOUTDDown 1: Name of socialist couple in network broadcasting originallyWEBBDDown 2: Superb, but not well done?RAREDDown 3: One who may find error in a proof?READERDDown 4: Brunel seen as a diplomatic type?BRIDGEBUILDERDDown 6: One in the clan, out of place in a particular groupETHNICALDDown 7: Female relation in army uprising in foreign countryGREAT-NIECEDDown 8: You'll be 21 with him, as one who no longer knows the ropes?DEAD RINGERDDown 10: Rusted man, tutee mostly out of the ordinary?MATURESTUDENTDDown 13: Fan from orient touring province, so enthralledENTHUSIASTDDown 14: Poet, who's head and shoulders above others?LONGFELLOWDDown 17: As a woman she can't be matchedSPINSTERDDown 20: Girl left to be protected by very good boyALISONDDown 22: Rodent climbing round plantTARODDown 23: Dishonourable grassBENT