The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 7th May 2003 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 7th May 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Water regulator likely to cause pub brawl?BARRAGEAAcross 5: Reckon to arrive without depositCOMPUTEAAcross 10: Sweeps camera back to take a pictureSNAPAAcross 11: Dracula?BLOOD COUNTAAcross 12: British and French eleven get third placeBRONZEAAcross 13: Latin rock leading to a fall in criminalityTARPEIANAAcross 14: Economic type of locker-up for insane charactersKEYNESIANAAcross 16: Kid said to have wielded influenceSUEDEAAcross 17: Slow, choking start produces a disgruntled lookSCOWLAAcross 19: Tread a measure?PEDOMETERAAcross 23: Model held in greatest demand?BUSTIESTAAcross 24: Cat out east is running through 27TIGRISAAcross 26: Certain poster displayed in emporiumSUPERSTOREAAcross 27: Where militant republicans pose a question?IRAQAAcross 28: Anger bottled up in CornwallPENTIREAAcross 29: Dressed for dealing in disguiseALIGNEDDDown 2: Trainee management courseAINTREEDDown 3: No drawback to rent in YorkshireRIPONDDown 4: Big rise for holiday accommodation in Turkey?GIBLETSDDown 6: Squaddies' rude display of filthORDUREDDown 7: Girl cut gym without having to tryPROSECUTEDDown 8: Dark tan brew may go into itTANKARDDDown 9: Gubbins the church brought in for limiting populationCONTRACEPTIONDDown 15: Setter's interchange in the MidlandsNEWSTREETDDown 18: French priest holds out for designer wearCOUTUREDDown 20: Meat loaf mainly made acceptable for vegetariansOATMEALDDown 21: Record firm price for Arab territoryEMIRATEDDown 22: Reported source of smoke screenCENSORDDown 25: Leaving it may be good at 2GOING