The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 9th October 2002 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 9th October 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Do they cooperate with the dance band?BALLPLAYERSAAcross 9: This cat's a pestSCOURGEAAcross 10: Dye used for fansSAFFRONAAcross 11: An African playing the piano touring ItalyETHIOPIANAAcross 12: A Christian university nearbyUNIATAAcross 13: Part of a great dealSOMEAAcross 14: A High ChurchmanARCHBISHOPAAcross 16: The drawing power of foreign orchestrasCARTHORSESAAcross 19: Service return a long way offAFARAAcross 21: Writer taking Ecstasy in a sweetenerAESOPAAcross 22: They let light into the BrowniesAPERTURESAAcross 24: He and Chris can make loveCHERISHAAcross 25: Churchill, perhaps, with one empty glassTANKARDAAcross 26: Signalled from the boundary?TELEGRAPHEDDDown 1: Bad actor under fire on street where 1 across perform in YorkBOOTHAMCRESCENTDDown 2: Popular government's instruction to go slowLARGODDown 3: Empire-building queen and cabinet makerPREMIERDDown 4: Sailor's thin rum drinkABSINTHDDown 5: Offensive issues arising from post mortemsEFFLUVIADDown 6: Direct route for the hospital visitor in a hurrySTRAIGHTFORWARDDDown 7: Trees like feathersASPENSDDown 8: How soldiers march on foot?INSTEPDDown 15: She sells Flora at the checkout, perhapsSHOP GIRLDDown 15: She sells Flora at the checkout, perhapsSHOPGIRLDDown 16: A fat one would be very little!CHANCEDDown 17: Bully driving animal under carriagewayROAD HOGDDown 17: Bully driving animal under carriagewayROADHOGDDown 18: Complex womanELECTRADDown 20: Live with peculiar desireRESIDEDDown 23: The first coming home at St Andrew'sTENTH