The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Tuesday, 5th February 2002

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 5th February 2002. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	John Anderson translated Aesop, the poor fool!	JOESOAP
AAcross 5:	Earthbound wingers retired stumped
AAcross 9:	Sea water parts for Jason's aide
AAcross 10:	I'd lumbar colic from this baby food supplier
AAcross 11:	Pardon the invective, Monsewer!	EXCUSEMYFRENCH
AAcross 13:	Secretary of State once getting crumbs of comfort from this?
AAcross 14:	North Yorkshire river can reflect a healing plant
AAcross 17:	Deathly Kingdom of Hel, if I'm n__ mistaken	NIFLHEIM
AAcross 18:	Primitive church's backcloth
AAcross 21:	Singles out him, Athenian Greek wrestler and riparian anthropomorphist
AAcross 23:	Reckon without penalties bearing discrimination
AAcross 24:	Has manoeuvred an end to the contest: cap that!
AAcross 25:	Nods from donkey, carried away head to tail
AAcross 26:	Pooh-poohed the German psyche, then 'e died
DDown 1:	Upright Swahili greeting, nothing less
DDown 2:	Solar systematician recycled used ox cud fusioN	EUDOXUSOFCNIDUS
DDown 3:	Thick gloop? A question's in there
DDown 4:	Mozart's in his grave
DDown 5:	Mr Zimmerman's cut short some body language
DDown 6:	Man, incomplete island without a king of the absurd
DDown 7:	Steadman?
DDown 8:	Lined him up to ravage bedded beauty
DDown 12:	K's creator was uttering a cheque
DDown 15:	Romano-Alpine heartbreaker in a stew	RHAETIAN
DDown 16:	Main expression of Pavarotti's pinnacles	HIGHSEAS
DDown 19:	I go up and down, for a start, like a rainbow
DDown 20:	One follows a draught horse
DDown 22:	See 10