The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 18th February 2003 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 18th February 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Pit workers with soldiers joining revolutionary's art movementORCHESTRAAAcross 10: Sound horse? On the contrary, no soundNEIGHAAcross 11: Actor with heart of gold and one rivalOLIVIERAAcross 12: Society's impressed by one magnifying view on bussingOSCULARAAcross 13: The duty of the sexton?TOLLAAcross 14: Develop characters, say, with a Spanish wordsmithLOPE DE VEGAAAcross 16: Grave robber's introduction into undead East End rabbleEARNESTAAcross 17: Elemental prophet and emperor, one and the same externallyANEROIDAAcross 19: Beyond one's remit to reconcile true rivalsULTRA VIRESAAcross 22: An admirer of cockney belles, do we hear?BEAUAAcross 24: Self-reliant girl died sadlyUNAIDEDAAcross 25: Radio detector in the maze of televisionCRYSTALAAcross 26: Rate Ben Adam's bearingABUSEAAcross 27: Hardly a hot tip for the highest objective?NORTH POLEDDown 1: Make, say, a vain attempt to nobble "The Weakest Link"GOFORTHEJUGULARDDown 2: Wallenstein his s-spine-tinglerSCHILLERDDown 3: Lamb departs before she cooks it?DELIADDown 4: Guinness collection perhaps included "Sally"START OUTDDown 5: Firmly wears the breeches, then 'e holds your britches as an alternativeHASONEDDown 6: Talent broken reed spentKNACKEREDDDown 7: Holiday in the canBILLIEDDown 8: See 5SHORTANDCURLIESDDown 15: Actor wrapped up with one the French hadDEPARDIEUDDown 17: Romance left abandoned in the wheatAMELCORNDDown 18: Rode down naked? O, all right!OVERTOOKDDown 20: Storm centre that's part of the serviceTEACUPDDown 21: Time to conclude home study markINDENTDDown 23: See 5BYTHE