The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th March 2003 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th March 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Plant in a vertical line at backPLUMBAGOAAcross 5: Oriental loses lead towards the endASTERNAAcross 9: Find there's hell to pay for ...DISCOVERAAcross 10: ... Italian port's hesitation, which Davy didBARIUMAAcross 12: Name an American university, which Thatcher deridedNANNYAAcross 13: W o o z y ?SPACED-OUTAAcross 14: Place for Abraham's issue of old Spiderman comicPROMISED LANDAAcross 18: Playful knockers spread over page one? Time for delayPOSTPONEMENTAAcross 21: Blender makes a mess of clean homeCHAMELEONAAcross 23: Crap working month is overGUANOAAcross 24: Publication became gentleMAGGOTAAcross 25: Spoken in haziness by preachifierMORALISTAAcross 26: Spice from the right stone barrelNUTMEGAAcross 27: Fools' gold takes in second one to give an estimateASSESSORDDown 1: One overly concerned with appendage for foot soldier?PEDANTDDown 2: Involvement of saboteurs in escape of a bearURSINEDDown 3: Mistake to do up letter bomb, sayBOOBY TRAPDDown 4: Musical drill for car mechanicGREASE MONKEYDDown 6: See 12STATEDDown 7: Pole said to be broken in sectionsEPISODALDDown 8: Boss's griping turned insipid wormNEMATODEDDown 11: Tight religious clothing for a royal simpletonPARSIMONIOUSDDown 15: Put down one jar after studyDENIGRATEDDown 16: Small enclosure in which to raise vermin, for exampleSPECIMENDDown 17: Food served up to society during graceESCARGOTDDown 19: Bears with lack of heart decayCARIESDDown 20: Signal heard at 12 for Yankee partyHOOTERDDown 22: Run away from people without power?ELOPE