The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 14th November 2002 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 14th November 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: State representative abused the charming little girlNYMPHETAAcross 5: Estate needs management, getting setter inDEMESNEAAcross 9: One of the 19 can get on in the hierarchyCANONAAcross 10: Flexible girl fit to enter trainingADAPTABLEAAcross 11: Shape Emmy displays is breathtakingEMPHYSEMAAAcross 12: Would say the reverse of a thick sliceBALSAAAcross 13: Bogged down a bit in GermanySTUCKAAcross 15: Like live wires without one being defamedINSULATEDAAcross 18: A gong is an establishment expression of respectOBEISANCEAAcross 19: What many are reluctant to wearCLOTHAAcross 21: Stair exercises pedal partsTARSIAAcross 23: Not qualified for display in nude artUNTRAINEDAAcross 25: Say Turner turns endlessly ill, provide a painkillerANALGESICAAcross 26: Where flame trees are smash hit on borders of KenyaTHIKAAAcross 27: It keeps its mouth open to strike victimLAMPREYAAcross 28: In France, the east is in the westLORIENTDDown 1: American uncle first represented the centreNUCLEUSDDown 2: It strikes over-40s about 1pm, turning up with a purposeMENOPAUSEDDown 3: King showing affection to his daughter is widely seen as a warmongerHENRYDDown 4: Writer who is poor at readingTRAGEDIANDDown 5: A drop of the hard stuff before 4's workDRAMADDown 6: Relative to chemical processes encountered by a mixture of oil in ancient timesMETABOLICDDown 7: Dame of 5 shattered by dislike when needle's insertedSYBILDDown 8: Small type turns out to be mere ladEMERALDDDown 14: See 3KISSINGERDDown 16: Cecil's apt to become suspiciousSCEPTICALDDown 17: See 7THORNDIKEDDown 18: Where water goes, but not in autumn ...OUTFALLDDown 20: ... whence it comes, from unknown right handHYDRANTDDown 22: Practicality is lacking in this landREALMDDown 23: Retract one in 28, for exampleUNSAYDDown 24: Exponent of 5 in current eminenceACTOR