The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 8th April 2003 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 8th April 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Delighted to accept coin as depositSEDIMENTAAcross 5: Underground drain in courtCLOSETAAcross 9: Small sack of wasteSPILLAGEAAcross 10: Old Etonian acquiring apartment recentlyOF LATEAAcross 11: Oil giant wrecked artworkINTAGLIOAAcross 12: Paying guest loses a skirtBORDERAAcross 14: Obtain let-off with ill-advised complaintNETTLE RASHAAcross 18: Landlord gets eccentric mailLETTERCARDAAcross 22: Capital hospital for church communityPARISHAAcross 23: Lucky escape for mean spinsterNEAR MISSAAcross 24: Adult books concealed by manEROTICAAcross 25: Hang on! That's underwearLINGERIEAAcross 26: Fix peg in chairSETTEEAAcross 27: A twerp gets support for political subversionAGITPROPDDown 1: Bob is related to wingerSISKINDDown 2: In time, silly nit becomes charmingDAINTYDDown 3: Vilify man over associateMALIGNDDown 4: Laxity of knight caught wearing flimsy garbNEGLIGENCEDDown 6: Paramour protects newt that's unwantedLEFT OVERDDown 6: Paramour protects newt that's unwantedLEFTOVERDDown 7: Suffer a slap, but refuse to changeSTAND PATDDown 7: Suffer a slap, but refuse to changeSTANDPATDDown 8: God's rule is greatest in those peopleTHEARCHYDDown 13: A player in a play, Heather supports dietSTARVELINGDDown 15: Tongues commonly said to go quicklyCLAPPERSDDown 16: Leave well-known solicitorSTART OUTDDown 17: Drip through steeplePERSPIREDDown 19: Bowled straight? That's brilliant!BRIGHTDDown 20: Image of old bishop up in satelliteMIRRORDDown 21: General bitten by snake becomes numbASLEEP