The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 15th April 2003 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 15th April 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: A match for the devilLUCIFERAAcross 5: Ordered to put on clothesDRESSEDAAcross 9: Riddle about writing a letterTEMSEAAcross 10: They tempt men to look for murderer in the streetsSTRIPPERSAAcross 11: Lifting gear for American footballers?BLOCK AND TACKLEAAcross 13: Child gets point of the betting systemTOTEAAcross 14: One book on birds for advanced students in AmericaINTERNESAAcross 17: Putting something over skin, for exampleCOVERINGAAcross 18: Letter redirected to collegeETONAAcross 21: It is due to army chaps becoming thick-skinnedPACHYDERMATOUSAAcross 23: View a leader takes in plan for the futureLOOKAHEADAAcross 24: Birdseed with sex appeal?PIPITAAcross 25: Cast head as reserveSHYNESSAAcross 26: Builder employed by English clergymanERECTORDDown 1: Departed, somewhat ill at easeLATEDDown 2: Total triumph when, by arrangement, I met cop covertlyCOMPLETEVICTORYDDown 3: Overcharge for a coatFLEECEDDown 4: Knave getting man to join old army corpsRASCALDDown 5: Expressing scornful opinion of French on horsebackDERIDINGDDown 6: Prepared to fly with oriental politician to point inlandEMPLANEDDDown 7: Deaf aid used by harlot said to be taking a look insideSPEAKING TRUMPETDDown 8: Spending is, in a way, sharingDISPENSINGDDown 12: Reserves farm animals on lotsSTOCKPILESDDown 15: A right to my bed in military headquartersARMY BASEDDown 16: Numbers of sheep dipped in liquid rinseINTEGERSDDown 19: Dirty mark on reverse, for example, of the French manuscriptSMUDGEDDown 20: Means of securing textile fibreSTAPLEDDown 22: Animals raised by celebritySTAR