The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 17th October 2002 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 17th October 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Jane has a beat in central LondonCALAMITYAAcross 5: It's paid to free memory (solution included)RANSOMAAcross 9: Roger upset 5 - it comes down heavilyRAINSTORMAAcross 11: Kind of store you can have tea inCHAINAAcross 12: Landing gear's collapsed - it could mean troubleDANGERSIGNALAAcross 15: Teaching given by the church is loadedRICHAAcross 16: It's cunning to carry a weapon with a loud noiseSTRIDENTLYAAcross 18: Kitchen equipment can be a great success, say in pine perhapsWHITE GOODSAAcross 19: Actor's grim speechDOERAAcross 21: Form of story given in journal to distract attentionDIVERSIONARYAAcross 24: Force back brute after a fashionREBUTAAcross 25: River crustacean the French find dreadful?EXECRABLEAAcross 26: Harvests from seeds, sayYIELDSAAcross 27: Contour shows mother is getting a spreadISOTHERMDDown 1: Parson's remedyCUREDDown 2: Joint far from ParisLOINDDown 3: Fell on the motorway, causing an accidentMISHAPDDown 4: Blair's "Intellectual Filth"THOUGHTPOLICEDDown 6: Save 15 items for the recordsARCHIVESDDown 7: All-male race makes for a lack of progressSTAGNATIONDDown 8: Coal seams providing naval unitsMINELAYERSDDown 10: Motor manufacturer ends car production - they have to use their feetMORRISDANCERSDDown 13: Royal race in ChinaCROWNDERBYDDown 14: If you get it, it must be soACHIEVABLEDDown 17: Hidden Greek island, but Roman captured itSECRETEDDDown 20: Sailor and artist climb the mountainARARATDDown 22: Poet having gone short of booksABSEDDown 23: Papers that get a bigger boreREAM