The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 11th July 2002 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 11th July 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Doyens of the theatre eat pork to defend their craftREPELBOARDERSAAcross 10: Very bad mimicry about to become tediousAPPALLINGAAcross 11: Rude request on the green being immeasurably reducedGIMMEAAcross 12: Capital awarded applePARISAAcross 13: With a long winter in prospect it won't be enoughFALL SHORTAAcross 14: YapBACKPAYAAcross 16: Southern drink has a dotty effectSTIPPLEAAcross 18: Desk bringing drumbeats to pianoROLLTOPAAcross 20: Fixer leading collapse of the pound with bulls?PINFOLDAAcross 21: A bull is female, to be embracing NovelloHERBIVOREAAcross 23: See 5ASHESAAcross 24: A role on its ownAPARTAAcross 25: Hebrew dress - sari, creamISRAELITEAAcross 26: Young ladies' books extended to accept free-range eggs?CHICKENLITTERDDown 2: Pragmatic way to price mail?EMPIRICALDDown 3: I wrote on sex, yet I sell badlyELLISDDown 4: Insect after cheese in most of 13?BRIEFLYDDown 5: A window into what follows "Los", or what preceded "Tis"ANGELASDDown 6: Dieting so facilitates itDIGESTIONDDown 7: Brute, one that's ovine and some bovineRAMBODDown 8: Greetings for another third - both ends pay twiceHAPPYBIRTHDAYDDown 9: A model flock, out of the top drawer, comes in to rankle with cleanerFEATHERDUSTERDDown 15: Country-loving Irish saint loses part of the earPATRIOTICDDown 17: Housemaster 4 in charge of supporting options ...PRO-CHOICEDDown 17: Housemaster 4 in charge of supporting options ...PROCHOICEDDown 19: ... or biography, if held by low-class fellowPRO-LIFEDDown 20: Sounds a lot to do with the lungsPLEURALDDown 22: Get to part of riverREACHDDown 23: Skilled at first part of businessADEPT