The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd April 2003 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd April 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Far from the first dance, not the last one, and not the first part of the yearQUADRILLIONTHAAcross 10: Wallpaper showing horse at play, playing outsideANAGLYPTAAAcross 11: Time to drink a twistTWINEAAcross 12: Nuts at last eaten by fishCRAZYAAcross 13: I won't let you speak, for example, to unite castTONGUE-TIEAAcross 14: Lamb's remarks about Bacon in the AtlanticBAHAMASAAcross 16: Polish measure for a 26RUBELLAAAcross 18: Speak at home to publicise what one is wearing?ADDRESSAAcross 20: Invest in lots of paper to speak of ancient craftBIREMESAAcross 21: Delete current measures and start petty complaint that will fizzle outDAMPSQUIBAAcross 23: I give a fellow goldDONORAAcross 24: Return most of my income? Certainly not!NEVERAAcross 25: Regular feature of canal with stopper outsideCLOCKWORKAAcross 26: Spots convergence of same river and same glenGERMAN MEASLESDDown 2: Single girl struck, but not put downUNABASHEDDDown 3: Deferment of French poemDELAYDDown 4: Araucaria's favourite Guardian incentiveIMPETUSDDown 5: One that won't stand up is about right with a plateLEARNERDDown 6: Be more than anaesthetised by anaesthetic?OUTNUMBERDDown 7: It's not corruptionTAINTDDown 8: 13 with groove, perhaps, not living at home after marriage?MATCHBOARDINGDDown 9: Officer's vehicle going all out?GENERALSTRIKEDDown 15: Whirlpool in the West: fifty corpses resurrectedMAELSTROMDDown 17: Fish the only answer...LEMON SOLEDDown 19: ... the former course with dashSOUPCONDDown 20: Republican gets a shilling benefitBOBDOLEDDown 22: Short life in French film?MOVIEDDown 23: Composer unhappy about... about countryDUKAS