The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 9th January 2003 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 9th January 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: One rejecting old coinDENIERAAcross 5: Fabric of legal importanceMATERIALAAcross 9: Wild animal read about in port, perhapsPREDATORAAcross 10: Fashionable friend doing time?INMATEAAcross 11: Making sure of ecclesiastical riteCONFIRMATIONAAcross 13: Bird getting in a twistKNOTAAcross 14: Nervous structure of team with celebrityGANGLIONAAcross 17: The golfer's problem?HANDICAPAAcross 18: Taken in by famous editorUSEDAAcross 20: Thought seriously about ten Cretan codCONCENTRATEDAAcross 23: Aim straightDIRECTAAcross 24: Pinter play I would see without fearINTREPIDAAcross 25: "Abandon plane!" is not, perhaps, necessaryJETTISONAAcross 26: Relative is up to rest being brokenSISTERDDown 2: Part of these isles reflected in their eyesEIREDDown 3: Showed cad tied in knotsINDICATEDDDown 4: Status of a sailorRATINGDDown 5: Union taking share of dowryMARRIAGEPORTIONDDown 6: Adjusting balance with extra decorationTRIMMINGDDown 7: Watch over instructionsREMITDDown 8: Stargazer or moon-starer, possiblyASTRONOMERDDown 12: Arouse opposition, if one's a giant on the moveANTAGONISEDDown 15: A novice getting up to strip for the washerwomanLAUNDRESSDDown 16: One's admitting turning into flowersACONITESDDown 19: Sets out for AmericaSTATESDDown 21: Many take a break at the summitCRESTDDown 22: Could possibly, we hear, make a small contributionMITE