The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 16th April 2003 There are 15 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 16th April 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Anger causing strife for a month on departingWARMTHAAcross 5: Take cover from French hand-washerDEPILATEAAcross 9: Getting most of our money in a month is highly skilfulMASTERLYAAcross 10: Much decorated with gold backed by ChanelROCOCOAAcross 11: Part 17's Jack's lot into "damaging" and "addictive"HABIT-FORMINGAAcross 13: A new day and how it may be abolishedDONEAAcross 14: Bird undisturbed by overhead coverNUTHATCHAAcross 17: Plant given its place by JackBEDSTRAWAAcross 18: Majority 13 2 22?DEADAAcross 20: Actor of few parts, one with a quarter stake?TWOBITPLAYERAAcross 23: It's beyond the 18's capacity to drawBREATHAAcross 24: Dance over the water to the rainbow; Henry James is generally the topsIRISHJIGAAcross 25: Bitch carrying letter to assistant, maybe, amid 5 downSHEEP DOGAAcross 25: Bitch carrying letter to assistant, maybe, amid 5 downSHEEPDOGAAcross 26: Irritable solver's round with the restTETCHYDDown 2: See 13AWAYDDown 3: Student entering dull game makes it uniqueMATCHLESSDDown 4: Close to being ill-used when 13 comes inHARDBYDDown 5: The country craft of dull defensivenessDRYSTONEWALLINGDDown 6: Seems to be turning up right and left (Sun leader)PURPORTSDDown 7: What the victim of undermanning wants to see with?LOCUMDDown 8: Expert ruler takes off trench coatTECHNOCRATDDown 12: Writer of children's stories has spies desert missile siteMOLESWORTHDDown 15: Soldier that's lost it wrecked soldiers' townALDERSHOTDDown 16: The crew went sick and died in miseryWRETCHEDDDown 19: Key worker playing I-spy during raceTYPISTDDown 21: Support for two? Ditto at churchBRACEDDown 22: See 13WITH