The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 2nd October 2002 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 2nd October 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: How some feminists have got it to a nicety, I tell youINFORMANTAAcross 6: Feeble specimen of Mayfair politicianWIMPAAcross 10: Destiny of Eros is about rightKARMAAAcross 11: 22 stream, a term employed at universityALMA MATERAAcross 12: Old memento of rare liqueurRELIQUEAAcross 13: This and this for American hero of mythologyTHESEUSAAcross 14: Play by members on Indian islands with change of central articleARMSANDTHEMANAAcross 17: 9 backing for aberrant walrus in standard campaign, 22 or earlierPENINSULARWARAAcross 21: Aesthetically pleasing jumbo with gravity for acidity?ELEGANTAAcross 22: Russian beginning of Russian novelCRIMEANAAcross 24: 22 hood in lake (cold) and stream (hot)BALACLAVAAAcross 25: Did Shakespeare say it twice at his marriage?IWILLAAcross 26: Not a Jew, a painterGOYAAAcross 27: Breathing problem affected my sheep to a degreeEMPHYSEMADDown 1: Chap who helped with the printing in 22 action?INKERMANDDown 2: Queen in Cornish river's gone nativeFERALDDown 3: Getting 7 again to care worker with the odd broken caneREACQUAINTANCEDDown 4: Finished andante con motoATANENDDDown 5: Cat - "chat" is translated accordinglyTOMATCHDDown 7: Aware of what's happening with no Ken to helpINTHEKNOWDDown 8: Capital H for home base?PARISHDDown 9: I wave - interrupting myself with skill - to show no chance of leaksIMPERMEABILITYDDown 15: Lyme paper provided guide through meadow to park in NottinghamMAPPERLEYDDown 16: Actor with quinsy gets silk from dunnockPRUNELLADDown 18: Shell for kookNUT CASEDDown 18: Shell for kookNUTCASEDDown 19: Release Cleopatra's killer after relative is dockedUNCLASPDDown 20: Insect found in Russian river, on the bottomBED BUGDDown 20: Insect found in Russian river, on the bottomBEDBUGDDown 23: One left in river, not in the countryEXILE