The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 4th September 2002 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 4th September 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sharpens reflexes with gamesSPORTSAAcross 5: Come with a fagROLL UPAAcross 8: Saw some English livestockEPIGRAMAAcross 9: Without conflict, Warsaw Pact is a useless toolCAT'S-PAWAAcross 9: Without conflict, Warsaw Pact is a useless toolCATSPAWAAcross 11: Artie, Ellen and Grant, maybeETERNALTRIANGLEAAcross 12: Slip in reprimand after tearing 19'sTRIPAAcross 13: Green fabric bags I almost go crazy aboutECOLOGICALAAcross 17: A Merry Christmas is often likelyONTHECARDSAAcross 18: Refuse stopping short old kingOFFAAAcross 20: Illegal with summer over?UNDER-THE-COUNTERAAcross 23: Train maiden for kiss with this rulerEMPRESSAAcross 24: Move on from striking with good racketOUTGROWAAcross 25: Said to raise a smile when snappingCHEESEAAcross 26: Written order speaks of wrongdoing on dutySYNTAXDDown 2: Tariff advertising one musician (no learner)PRICE LISTDDown 3: Eager for artist to callRARINGDDown 4: Curve on mineral is coming up in imagesSIMULACRADDown 5: Sure cure sustaining comebackRECURDDown 6: Unnatural doziness could be greatly enhanced with hydrogenLETHARGYDDown 7: Get Margaret off the line?UNPEGDDown 8: Choose path involving degree of shockELECTROCUTEDDown 10: Turn to town in Cumbria for conveyanceWHEELBARROWDDown 14: Somewhat ridiculous (ditto without one?)LUDICROUSDDown 15: Vehicle outside festival gets one to a place of refreshmentCAFETERIADDown 16: London's in tune with the reported bum?DERRIEREDDown 19: Bought it having gone for one of theseBURTONDDown 21: End with page for a profundityDEPTHDDown 22: Urgency shown by topless virginHASTE