The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 19th December 2002 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 19th December 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: As is pavillionMISSPELTAAcross 9: Lord Greystoke's company?APEMENAAcross 10: Colleague has a complaintAGUEAAcross 11: Lone family chart found with harnessSINGLETREEAAcross 12: Top one fruit with anotherANANASAAcross 14: Lectured by Wilton?CARPETEDAAcross 15: Port of New OrleansSALERNOAAcross 17: More sounding additional, but not at AscotMORESCOAAcross 20: A European capitalistBERLINERAAcross 22: Exercises lower bottom with movementsSITUPSAAcross 23: Fashionable people project glamour at oneGLITTERATIAAcross 24: The first law of diplomacyTACTAAcross 25: Slum it as a kind of testLITMUSAAcross 26: Hackman's class breedGENERATEDDown 1: Lady with wolf for a partnerVIRGINIADDown 2: This man is oneISLEDDown 3: Count about eleven ends with South AmericanCENSUSDDown 4: Minority group members hide in chestETHNICSDDown 5: Jumper knitted from alar woolWALLEROODDown 6: Clearance of a colonySETTLEMENTDDown 7: Admire a fast riderREVEREDDown 13: Record period taken to finish knittingNEEDLETIMEDDown 16: Talk rubbish? On the contrary!NONSENSEDDown 18: Job of keeping lid on a large townCAPACITYDDown 19: Charge call to accountARRAIGNDDown 21: Pastry made for city homeECLAIRDDown 22: Sport of Kings without one, possiblySKIINGDDown 24: Wear out tyre, reportedlyTIRE