The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 8th November 2002 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 8th November 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Home is where it's used to restore the gapHATPEGAAcross 5: Weakness turned centrist into GodDEBILITYAAcross 9: Weeps at politicians's tale of woeSOB STORYAAcross 10: Vassal and monarch droolSLAVERAAcross 11: Batches of fraudsters receiving omen on the way backCONSIGNMENTSAAcross 13: The lady's a goddessHERAAAcross 14: Laughter that is hearty - extravagantly so?HYSTERIAAAcross 17: Model messenger flanking attendantCOURTIERAAcross 18: Count in Germany on a lot of hard workGRAFAAcross 20: Rescind imprimatur from southern Balti dishesDISESTABLISHAAcross 23: Support church with lancePIERCEAAcross 24: Point to broadsheet's identityEQUALITYAAcross 25: It's said sea fish comes first in WalesANGLESEYAAcross 26: Medicine: it gets sent back with good reasonTISANEDDown 2: Previously lightweight with a look of wonderAGOGDDown 3: Encourage moderate transport for the youngPUSHCHAIRDDown 4: Bring down, crushedGROUNDDDown 5: Chuck Berry hit - "Bog Lady"? It's a rip-off!DAYLIGHTROBBERYDDown 6: Firm logarithmic ratios in public transportBUSINESSDDown 7: Let energy fields come firstLEASEDDown 8: Histrionic articles hearing about head caseTHEATRICALDDown 12: Luddite response to march - the cat's eaten itDEMOLITIONDDown 15: Hothead with two sets of legs on which to tread lightlyEGGSHELLSDDown 16: Highway inducing nervous disorder in the belovedMISTRESSDDown 19: Dance tune with variations after third noteMINUETDDown 21: Sign up in forlorn endeavour to get picked upENROLDDown 22: Astound - without a doSTUN