The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 2nd December 2002 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 2nd December 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Sportsman doesn't quite make the North Pole, losing directionPOTHOLERAAcross 9: More work here - or less, many hope!UTOPIAAAcross 10: Point-to-point training establishmentETONAAcross 11: Dracula?BLOOD COUNTAAcross 12: Frisk doctor entering prisonGAMBOLAAcross 14: Blank sheet to finish a learned discourseENDPAPERAAcross 15: Letter from America?REALTORAAcross 17: Profit in a way in oppositionAGAINSTAAcross 20: Man's environment, geographically speakingIRISH SEAAAcross 22: Enraptured railway guardSENTRYAAcross 23: Green plan to recycleCHARTREUSEAAcross 24: Capital punishmentFINEAAcross 25: Manage to get a titleHANDLEAAcross 26: Prank ceased being funny when father came inESCAPADEDDown 1: After which the participants come out of their shellsBOAT-RACEDDown 2: Avoid attentionSHUNDDown 3: Comprehensive to throw girl outGLOBALDDown 4: He swears he's a soldierTROOPERDDown 5: Animal looking for its ownerGUIDE DOGDDown 6: Enthronement of firm king has appeal to the countryCORONATIONDDown 7: Intended taking one quarter out of capitalFIANCEDDown 13: Protection on landing for party setting up American commerceBALUSTRADEDDown 16: Spectator, a weekly publicationOBSERVERDDown 18: Song composed about the present timeSERENADEDDown 19: Muse involved with Art for agesMATURESDDown 21: He's involved in new rate of afterburningREHEATDDown 22: Draw matted wool in schoolSKETCHDDown 24: Rider following Foreign Office toffsFOPS