The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 4th February 2003 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 4th February 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: A vessel does when about to tiltDECANTERAAcross 9: Celia altered recipe for cakeECLAIRAAcross 10: Jack holds small rulerTSARAAcross 11: Dicky may need one when replacing dull actorsCOLLARSTUDAAcross 12: Poor man's surely losing oneMEASLYAAcross 14: Heartless star's expeditionCELERITYAAcross 15: Chance controlled BenedictineRANDOMAAcross 17: Handsome youth rejected wickedness after troubleADONISAAcross 20: Medication, operation and restTABLETOPAAcross 22: Winger is wearing coatSISKINAAcross 23: Setter keeps fine rosebowl initially in a cabinetCHIFFONIERAAcross 24: Uproar when Queen hides in treeBRAYAAcross 25: Opera singer cries over articleCALLASAAcross 26: Casual worker's former modelTEMPLATEDDown 1: People promise clothingMENSWEARDDown 2: They say the food's tolerableFAIRDDown 3: It's difficult to stab YankeeSTICKYDDown 4: Intricate - like Three Blind Mice?DETAILEDDDown 5: Oddballs, about to be beaten, stand togetherCLOSERANKSDDown 6: Irritation over time for card gamePIQUETDDown 8: Building worker upset about lots left overRELICTDDown 13: Run smoother one after anotherSINGLE FILEDDown 16: Shed you once found in riverOUTHOUSEDDown 18: Captain put on workers' clothingSKI PANTSDDown 19: Injured from pistol-whippingSPOILTDDown 21: King held in a bogus retreatASHRAMDDown 22: To economise, Frenchman is introduced to bonus sharesSCRIMPDDown 24: Conspicuous fellow embraces sovereignBOLD