The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 1st October 2002 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 1st October 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Dry film director tours top cinema with LawrenceDESICCATEAAcross 6: Overfish in Essex?ONGARAAcross 9: A conformist monk?CREATUREOFHABITAAcross 10: Want self-contained central yard beside town?SCARAAcross 11: Old-timer's scoffing free curries, eating 50SCURRILEAAcross 14: Spreads reveal Sir Alec dropping 50% with 100 sets of deliveriesBEDCOVERSAAcross 15: Where film actors start?ONSETAAcross 16: Awaken in order to exclaim "Buenos dias!"IMBUEAAcross 18: Peru deals in Scotch - is made to pay for itPENALISEDAAcross 20: Long bridge-builder gets Twombly to sleepDORMANCYAAcross 21: Leave to take out cashWITHAAcross 25: Transport cafe is supportin' the cigarette girlPULLINFORCARMENAAcross 26: Scots pair, nothing disheartened, acquire a burrTWANGAAcross 27: Poor condition of large property in the Fens?LOWESTATEDDown 1: Oo, dear!DUCKSDDown 2: One of the crew pulls up to take note on boardSTEWARDDDown 3: See 10CITYDDown 4: See 24ACREDDown 5: Ninety-one regions reformed, getting rid of spooksEXORCISINGDDown 6: Hereafter ... or the next?OTHERWORLDDDown 7: Silly person's rubbishGUBBINSDDown 8: Went off and again stood around, sayRETREATEDDDown 12: A bun in the oven, in the family wayHOMEBAKINGDDown 13: Still eating up fungus? Be showing some consideration!RESPECTFULDDown 14: Perhaps Venetian's cannabis is what makes us undiscerningBLIND SPOTDDown 17: Italian port takes everything back for a plantBARILLADDown 19: Bush is provoked by Amis novel involving Ms BasingerSKIMMIADDown 22: Bellyache, wife having left ... get coupling!HINGEDDown 23: See 21DRAWDDown 24: Service an area of land and make a big killingMASSDDown 24: Service an area of land and make a big killingMASS.