The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 16th August 2002 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 16th August 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Hardy hero taking good puff before awardADJUDGEAAcross 5: Subsequent article left on one sideLATERALAAcross 9: Verrucas repelled JackSTRAWAAcross 10: Virgin is indifferent?UNTOUCHEDAAcross 11: The outcome of a big splash out o-on flash do?NOAH'S FLOODAAcross 12: Rubbed shoulders, maybe, with state elderMASSAAcross 12: Rubbed shoulders, maybe, with state elderMASS.AAcross 14: Sound of a ship's cannon?ARMOFTHESEAAAcross 18: One is opposed to bishop greeting trade union? What a bloomer!ANTIRRHINUMAAcross 21: See 12AGEDAAcross 22: Unbalanced and unhappy star takes back TV trophy, sick at heartASYMMETRICAAcross 25: Spaniard is given a part: the continental Scotsman?CASTILIANAAcross 26: "Ne plus ultra", so far as this region goes!THULEAAcross 27: Blue wine is a washoutSAD SACKAAcross 28: In hall, grand parties promenade ¿ every one of themCONCERTDDown 1: Agree to a rise, we're toldASSENTDDown 2: River ordinance incorporated within the monthJORDANDDown 3: Where scullions knew their placeDOWNSTAIRSDDown 4: Gain the same standard uniformEQUALDDown 5: Amusing items in the auction?LOTSOFFUNDDown 6: Utterly wrong tenseTAUTDDown 7: Do a dry run? Here goes - bottom's down!REHEARSEDDown 8: Doctor Dylan's MA presented to Don GiovanniLADYSMANDDown 13: The French left Munich man in time to reach BurgundyCHAMBERTINDDown 15: One's taken up by the painter with a handshakeMAHLSTICKDDown 16: Airline cuts revealing sums of spare cashBALANCESDDown 17: 6 is underlinedSTRESSEDDDown 19: Beef and gameGROUSEDDown 20: Grant is held up by student peccadilloesACCEPTDDown 23: Elated, magnetic? Get away!MANICDDown 24: Prima dona taking into her veins something impounded by state prosecutorDIVA