The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 11th December 2002 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 11th December 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Set sailor freeABSOLUTEAAcross 5: Rough butcher has no time for baby-faced childCHERUBAAcross 9: Acorn set to become start of treeANCESTORAAcross 10: Country where I'm a lawbreaker?MALAWIAAcross 11: Cool, pale source of illuminationFANLIGHTAAcross 12: Girl almost has a leg in each sideASTRIDAAcross 14: Birds nesting in some high placesPARTRIDGESAAcross 18: Bringing up workers in a religious environmentAPICULTUREAAcross 22: Italian city in a police stateNAPOLIAAcross 23: American whose job is on the lineENGINEERAAcross 24: Italian setting for gentlemen loversVERONAAAcross 25: The main threat to Venice: mad raid by heartless GreekADRIATICAAcross 26: Ulster in turmoil for five yearsLUSTREAAcross 27: Islands more or less in the CaribbeanANTILLESDDown 1: A duchess's place at Italian resortAMALFIDDown 2: One who got the silver backSECONDDDown 3: Girl told to come homeLASSIEDDown 4: Eat hotpots rehashed - then use thisTOOTHPASTEDDown 6: Top post! It's the Admiral'sHEADSHIPDDown 7: Mad behaviour of people on the wayROAD RAGEDDown 8: Drinking song sung on the 25?BRINDISIDDown 13: Old reptile flying near to pondPTERANODONDDown 15: Notting Hill's, perhaps, can rival Rio'sCARNIVALDDown 16: Place of ups and downs for the travellerAIRPORTSDDown 17: Joyce was one name on shipDUBLINERDDown 19: State car used by Italian resortRIMINIDDown 20: Bats in strange lamentMENTALDDown 21: "They're ruined!", said the KingWRECKS