The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 17th January 2003 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 17th January 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Arrest man with hawk's head, a bit of a nutCOPRAAAcross 4: What's odd in funny Haydn symphonyDRUM ROLLAAcross 4: What's odd in funny Haydn symphonyDRUMROLLAAcross 8: After dissection, I preserved dead mammalPERE DAVID'S DEERAAcross 10: Male in the drink about to join vessel - do this againREEMBARKAAcross 11: Gift for boy lost in forestHANSELAAcross 12: A province with street harbouring cunning freedom fighter?ANARCHISTAAcross 15: Weary maiden rejected virtueMERITAAcross 17: Flowering plant at home blocking chimneyLINUMAAcross 18: Place in theatre must be tidy - never churned over insideGREENROOMAAcross 19: In the auditorium confine one after anotherIN TURNAAcross 19: In the auditorium confine one after anotherINTURNAAcross 21: Pioneers modified chemical used in rubber manufactureISOPRENEAAcross 24: Tense? Things will never get better!PRESENT PERFECTAAcross 25: College Master in homosexual practice involving many partnersPOLYGAMYAAcross 26: Holy word leader put out - such will be hollowANTRADDown 1: Grouse to jump about - one left to restCAPERCAILLIEDDown 2: Church with gold roof: outside is dull materialPORCELAINDDown 3: Components of bread provided in dry measureARDEBDDown 4: Sleazy bar given classification "not ace fun"DIVERTINGDDown 5: Our duty is to protect the languageURDUDDown 6: Fish in river: land some for cookingRED SALMONDDown 7: Ring secured by reduced depositLOESSDDown 9: Latent mercy's stirred for woman murdering her husbandCLYTEMNESTRADDown 13: Arrived with man, keeping quiet! Anxious to avoid the paparazzi?CAMERASHYDDown 14: One of the 16s briefly associated with old shah's form of beliefTHEOSOPHYDDown 16: Former president showing resolve to reform?ROOSEVELTDDown 20: Endless twisting putting out one part of bodyTORSODDown 22: Scottish explorer with a coatPARKADDown 23: Woman given name in collection of storiesANNA