The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 5th May 2003 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 5th May 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Gets the dog and looks aroundSECURESAAcross 5: The last month the Left are to speak outDECLAREAAcross 9: Inane make-up for a girlANNIEAAcross 10: Times in a cathedral for carpetingAXMINSTERAAcross 11: A poser before a nursePRETENDERAAcross 12: Sauce bottleNERVEAAcross 13: A relation calling for a certain amount of cooperationRATIOAAcross 15: Bread scattered among the leftovers for a birdREDBREASTAAcross 18: Writing about some furniture restorerREDRESSERAAcross 19: Many love tea and coffeeMOCHAAAcross 21: Blows on the feetSOCKSAAcross 23: Dismiss ministers as a sign of contritionSACKCLOTHAAcross 25: Entertainment managers find the really naughty child is rare, surprisinglyIMPRESARIAAcross 26: Petition the Conservative leader to go onCRAVEAAcross 27: Excellent publicity arranged by one of the familyGRANDADAAcross 28: Training a vine, note, is simplicity itselfNAIVETEDDown 1: The casual worker has to move fast!SCAMPERDDown 2: Not decent maybe, but quite happyCONTENTEDDDown 3: Military personnel accompanying the first lady magistrateREEVEDDown 4: Exemplary colours?STANDARDSDDown 5: Hesitate to make modest cutDEMURDDown 6: Firm with a woman in order to beat a problemCONUNDRUMDDown 7: Behind a measure the sovereign's takenAFTERDDown 8: Pledge to provide a home with listening equipment initiallyEARNESTDDown 14: To throw money around carelessly proves to have a limitOVERSPENDDDown 16: Track supervisionDIRECTIONDDown 17: Refuge making no charge - a questionable arrangementANCHORAGEDDown 18: For coppers in a small band, it's roughRASPINGDDown 20: A permit carried by the runnerATHLETEDDown 22: Get Burlington House a good oil-supplierCOPRADDown 23: Drags up the turfSWARDDDown 24: Work in the Channel Islands producing plantsCACTI