The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 27th December 2002 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 27th December 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Left Group One to feature in commercialABANDONEDAAcross 10: One who looks lecherously breaks leg in OregonOGLERAAcross 11: One not known to Heather provides a hintINKLINGAAcross 12: Like a lengthened skirt, it's a disappointmentLET DOWNAAcross 12: Like a lengthened skirt, it's a disappointmentLETDOWNAAcross 13: Fish to sell, recipe includedTROUTAAcross 14: Bad sentry failing as a witnessBYSTANDERAAcross 16: He will free everyone first, causing pandemoniumALLHELLLETLOOSEAAcross 19: Better time for cutting down on food of high qualityEXCELLENTAAcross 21: Rough, but not censoredUNCUTAAcross 22: Traitors turning to wine marked "special"STARREDAAcross 23: Erasmus used one who, reportedly, needs bodiesMASSEURAAcross 24: Scoundrel with an Irish accent first found missingROGUEAAcross 25: Mark subordinate to policyUNDERLINEDDown 1: Reformed tart is game to see JPMAGISTRATEDDown 2: Finance allows Kitty to have breadBANKROLLDDown 3: Enthusiast to count: it includes one hundredADDICTDDown 4: Shooting party members got up to get warmSNUGDDown 5: Incline to keep unemployment benefit for a teenagerADOLESCENTDDown 6: Soccer boot twisted in diveFOOTBALLDDown 7: Type of paste used by salmon dailyALMONDDDown 8: Mother's mother nearly gets donationGRANDDown 14: Love letter found with tie in dull boxBILLET DOUXDDown 15: Actual sound recorded twice running on sort of tape machineREELTOREELDDown 17: Elgar composed differently in the finale, when amplifiedENLARGEDDDown 18: Near to getting praise by instalmentsONCREDITDDown 20: Safekeeping for a warhorse without a tailCHARGEDDown 21: Hesitant superior takes on new nurseUNSUREDDown 22: Cupid got up and, they say, saw redSOREDDown 23: It's the fashion for a maiden to be attracted to poetryMODE