The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 7th March 2003 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 7th March 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Resentment of English earl during exhausting bingesHARDFEELINGSAAcross 8: Old controller docking a satelliteORBITERAAcross 9: Old man's wonderful promotionGRANDADAAcross 11: Points retinue makes to boardENTRAINAAcross 12: Stumbles outside church - stretches out an armTRICEPSAAcross 13: It is returned by the tenthTITHEAAcross 14: Command one in artilleryORDINANCEAAcross 16: Quite a few noticed bagging gameSEVENTEENAAcross 19: His music's simple harmonies give away composerLEHARAAcross 21: The universe is losing carbon by diffusionOSMOSISAAcross 23: Allow conservationists into elite organisationENTITLEAAcross 24: Celebrated wealth being invested in hospital departmentEMINENTAAcross 25: It's spotted having small drinkSTIPPLEAAcross 26: Attend a soldier's party and make a run for itBEAT A RETREATDDown 1: Environment Tabitha createdHABITATDDown 2: Artist to pursue struggle for survivalRAT RACEDDown 3: Flora Dean arranged a danceFARANDOLEDDown 4: Queen contracted fungal diseaseERGOTDDown 5: Scotsman protects princess from the Middle EastIRANIANDDown 6: 1 across runs away over fishGUDGEONDDown 7: Stupid reason to test ancient artifactROSETTA STONEDDown 10: Hearing several trapped in ruin, editor is crestfallenDISHEARTENEDDDown 15: Daughter concealed traditional crockeryDINNER SETDDown 17: State representative's passion for seductive womanVAMPIREDDown 18: New climb shows potentialNASCENTDDown 19: Greek infiltrating the French networkLATTICEDDown 20: Shot nasty drug in nightclubHOT SPOTDDown 20: Shot nasty drug in nightclubHOTSPOTDDown 22: Knight accepts thanks for instrumentSITAR