The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 13th August 2002 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 13th August 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Unfortunately, week ending March 2nd is in a stateALASKAAAcross 4: They are for the rest of the aircraftHANGARSAAcross 9: Pure as Antarctica?CONTINENTAAcross 10: Abolish alternative witch's placeENDORAAcross 11: Get rid of Italian and completely destroyERASEAAcross 12: Part of theatre set beside court areaSCENEDOCKAAcross 13: Dynamo switch comes immediately before itTUESDAYAAcross 15: Fictional bulldog breeder?SAPPERAAcross 17: She speaks for the Tower of PisaEILEENAAcross 19: Nowadays upstart's delayed and flatterADULATEAAcross 22: Ophthalmic optician, for exampleTAUTOLOGYAAcross 24: March to Belgium for dischargeDEMOBAAcross 26: Single Frenchman gets the girlIRENEAAcross 27: Samson follower worries intensely about the firstAGONISTESAAcross 28: Time spent by Bondi digger?SUNBAKEAAcross 29: Go and drive!ENERGYDDown 1: Aged Cain treated by hospital departmentANCIENTDDown 2: A main source of embryonic membraneAMNIADDown 3: Wound fringe to a critical pointKNIFE-EDGEDDown 4: Ideal places for producing new groundworkHOTBEDSDDown 5: Non-starter that's Anglican relationNIECEDDown 6: Stars, including Italian lawyer?ANDROMEDADDown 7: Flyer quietly runs over presidentSHRIKEDDown 8: Meagre meals cooked at Swinley BottomMEASLYDDown 14: A nice, pure composition, but sensualEPICUREANDDown 16: London's initial symbolPOUND SIGNDDown 18: Latest arrival's a different one: natural sweetheartNEONATEDDown 19: Any disorderly greeting to Indian conveyed by whatever meansANYHOWDDown 20: Excellence is to be found hereEMBASSYDDown 21: Moral philosophy is the alternative final indication of a scienceETHICSDDown 23: Gay work?OPERADDown 25: Dr Hill has transportMOTOR