The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 16th July 2002 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 16th July 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Joint left in clean type of injuryWHIPLASHAAcross 9: It could take boat or train to Easy StreetGRAVYAAcross 10: Smart hit given to kid that's too smart, saySWATAAcross 11: Greek character first in line to be a barbarianPHILISTINEAAcross 12: Part of corset undoneSECTORAAcross 14: Those backing winners, some stepping over to collect firstELITISTSAAcross 15: Dishevelled member tucks into feast, but no starterUNKEMPTAAcross 17: Trendy young reporter on the Guardian is a demonINCUBUSAAcross 20: Something lacking definition, such as an elephant's bottom?GREY AREAAAcross 22: Cleaner wants black to drain offBLEACHAAcross 23: Peek of card rendered with an appropriate countenance?POKER-FACEDAAcross 24: Male involved in impertinence is slackLIMPAAcross 25: Boredom is universal during unlimited sportENNUIAAcross 26: Process involving choice when leaderlessELECTIONDDown 1: Chinese dictator's "Farewell to the Sea"?CHOW MEINDDown 2: Show contempt for TurnerSPITDDown 3: Hold up the basketHAMPERDDown 4: Shrink asks for trousers to be pulled up (about time!SHRIVELDDown 5: One has one covered by observing rising sparkIGNITIONDDown 6: Eleventh hour must entail chaos!LAST-MINUTEDDown 7: Young flier with a ring through the earCYGNETDDown 13: Minute of time points to years, points to yearsTEENY-WEENYDDown 16: Vessel contains nearly all of palm oilPARAFFINDDown 18: Seldom seen punctuation mark not entirely punc-tuating abstract nounUNCOMMONDDown 19: What to do with a plan, say? The axe?HATCHETDDown 21: Revolutionary, one with testament withheld, ran amokRIOTEDDDown 22: Poor country without many to tormentBADGERDDown 24: One instrument or another needing no introductionLUTE