The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 2nd April 2003 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 2nd April 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Pre-death observance played out - girl comes round!LAST RITESAAcross 10: Person in uniform teased within earshotGUIDEAAcross 11: The woman's relation entering as ghost, maybeHAUNTERAAcross 12: A second source of pollen containing nothingANOTHERAAcross 13: Taunt one coming in to face bowlingBAITAAcross 14: Try to avoid paying debts? Bank comes round in the proper mannerRELEVANTLYAAcross 16: Ferocious female, one with good lot of hair aroundTIGRESSAAcross 17: A creep's tricky - one may be seen getting away!ESCAPERAAcross 19: Big nag should be quiet! - anger shown by husband, awfully soreSHIRE HORSEAAcross 22: Thermal insulation rating attached to a garmentTOGAAAcross 24: Agreed an end to engagement, getting marriedTALLIEDAAcross 25: Vain type, who so surprisingly attracts more than one femaleSHOW-OFFAAcross 25: Vain type, who so surprisingly attracts more than one femaleSHOWOFFAAcross 26: No longer unit to be included?OUNCEAAcross 27: Left-wing performers who may mess around with the text?REDACTORSDDown 1: Getting characters to conform to orderALPHABETISATIONDDown 2: Accepting a sin - smug, sloppyASSUMINGDDown 3: Man loudly exchanging letters shows no gentle persuasionBRUTEDDown 4: Courses - they have 21 for the riders who are runningSTARTERSDDown 5: Where there's a will with no introduction, it's complexESTATEDDown 6: Not knowing accompaniment to 3 23?IGNORANCEDDown 7: Hello, there's fog about! It can get one caught outMISHITDDown 8: A fry the steak bar cooked?HEARTYBREAKFASTDDown 15: Once again serve raw meat injected with drugREDELIVERDDown 17: Part of New York is sedate after turmoilEAST SIDEDDown 17: Part of New York is sedate after turmoilEASTSIDEDDown 18: Code of behaviour set down by first army officer?PROTOCOLDDown 20: I would fish, sitting by the river maybe?IDLINGDDown 21: Does Right Reverend get involved in monastic communities?ORDERSDDown 23: See 3FORCE