The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 20th March 2003 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 20th March 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Failures the learner dismissed in the recessesAPSESAAcross 4: Final offers made by university officer to one academic with thanksULTIMATAAAcross 8: Platform announcements?PUBLIC SPEAKINGAAcross 10: Liar they put right in a crude wayEARTHILYAAcross 11: An artist takes in abandoned shipsARMADAAAcross 12: Use endless charity when performing church serviceEUCHARISTAAcross 15: A footballer can be taken thusABACKAAcross 17: Reverse for students, including a society girlSUSANAAcross 18: Darling American goes on dream holidayHONEYMOONAAcross 19: Minister backs Brown in old battleVERDUNAAcross 21: Hard stuff's the best for a brick, perhapsICE CREAMAAcross 21: Hard stuff's the best for a brick, perhapsICECREAMAAcross 24: Teacher disseminated Latin - a citation's due!EDUCATIONALISTAAcross 25: A much smaller number touring the East for gameFEARLESSAAcross 26: Less restricted, as eggs can be: the last four being offFREERDDown 1: Showing anxiety relating to understandingAPPREHENSIVEDDown 2: Takes advance payments to include pamphletSUBTRACTSDDown 3: Stylish thrashSWISHDDown 4: Kind of NUS files hard to unravelUNSELFISHDDown 5: We hear the side is to come down heavilyTEEMDDown 6: Earn money in preparation for printingMAKEREADYDDown 7: Number wearing old garment seen in the South PacificTONGADDown 9: One used to avoid getting the ticketPARKING METERDDown 13: Broadcaster ran out without part of speech on the ChurchANNOUNCERDDown 14: Persistent cautions and police finally moveTENACIOUSDDown 16: Simultaneously make good and raise issueAT ONE TIMEDDown 20: Band thrown up in cooler, lacking a leaderRIDGEDDown 22: Rag? Worthless stuff!CHAFFDDown 23: Spot of inflammation I saw in speechSTYE