The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 24th January 2003 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 24th January 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Like a reporterCORRESPONDENTAAcross 10: Crafted canes made by a SyrianDAMASCENEAAcross 11: Israel almost made accommodation with ArabsSERAIAAcross 12: Time is not on one's sideENEMYAAcross 13: Jackson's advice to the batsman?STONE WALLAAcross 13: Jackson's advice to the batsman?STONEWALLAAcross 14: Unreliable rat with nose for disloyaltyTREASONAAcross 16: Fruit served in the haremSULTANAAAcross 18: Sixtus's chapel, first without Latin circumscriptionSISTINEAAcross 20: Heard on a charge once put in writingINDITEDAAcross 21: Dangerous place where eggs are laidMINE FIELDAAcross 21: Dangerous place where eggs are laidMINEFIELDAAcross 23: Quiet introduction to a theological studentSOFTAAAcross 24: Woman I sigh overNAOMIAAcross 25: Specialised kind of collegeTECHNICALAAcross 26: Eliza Doolittle's refined arts?HERTFORDSHIREDDown 2: Currently, they show resistanceOHMMETERSDDown 3: Unusually sturdy daughter dropped out of practiceRUSTYDDown 4: Family man working after flightSTEPSONDDown 5: Oppressive part assigned to Nero, usuallyONEROUSDDown 6: Melted away! Gone! About time!DISPELLEDDDown 7: Roman comic operaNORMADDown 8: Cockney possessed what's used to sellADVERTISEMENTDDown 9: Where cannons are made in-houseBILLIARD TABLEDDown 15: Scrooge's family in south Welsh townSKINFLINTDDown 17: A terrific construction workerARTIFICERDDown 19: The one chosen has run out of plateELECTRODDown 20: Speeded up deliveryINDUCEDDDown 22: Loop is raised soon on end of flagpoleNOOSEDDown 23: Five heard at the same timeSYNCH