The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 28th August 2002 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 28th August 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: KCOCKTAILAAcross 9: See 24LIBREAAcross 10: Epic works from the much admired DanteEDDAAAcross 11: 8 from Russia with a kick?MOSCOWMULEAAcross 12: Calm a fitTEMPERAAcross 14: A pork pie with neat rum separateALIENATEAAcross 15: Boy pocketing a medal is a little blighterSO-AND-SOAAcross 17: Complaint of pain in the neck about to deterioratePROTESTAAcross 20: Medicinal extract can heal - about time!TINCTUREAAcross 22: In the field, break up from schoolHARROWAAcross 23: See 22 downWALLBANGERAAcross 24: Stick around island bar without a 8CUBAAAcross 25: Go off and walk like a duck, toplessADDLEAAcross 26: Diamonds and money available in the coolerICE LOLLYDDown 1: Bone (of sorts) given to dog without lead (loves chow, we hear)TOODLEOODDown 2: Sea birds rising for anotherSKUADDown 3: Golfer finds elm's broken into his steady scorePALMERDDown 4: American girl should accept amputation of the tongueGLOSSALDDown 5: Northern house's heading off one in foreign waters with less lightGLOOMIERDDown 6: One hates to see Robin with wingless Batman, struggling to apprehend ringABOMINATORDDown 7: French girl, during training, gets shotPELLETDDown 13: 8 offered to secure a company carPINA COLADADDown 16: Singing pig?SQUEALERDDown 18: Rapidly expand, through 8SNOWBALLDDown 19: Publishers giving writer stout, but no headPENGUINDDown 21: One OT character I substituted in the middle for another OT characterISAIAHDDown 22: Sellers of sherry and sausages almost completed sausage 8!HARVEYDDown 24: Sack of meatCHOP