The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 9th May 2003 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 9th May 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Small game hunter certain to trap like Adam's sonBASSET HOUNDAAcross 9: Humiliate Heather in gameBOWLINGAAcross 10: Force Georgia to be accepted by new partnerBRIGADEAAcross 11: Mean social worker is a supervisorINTENDANTAAcross 12: Risk losing head or spleenANGERAAcross 13: Allowance for waste is wrongly treatedTRETAAcross 14: Length of interval in the middleCENTIMETREAAcross 16: Wild Australian orgySATURNALIAAAcross 19: Bill swallows note in the thick of itAMIDAAcross 21: Endlessly make up with husband - a yobROUGHAAcross 22: Insensible jazz fan needs a shot in the armCATATONICAAcross 24: Slag gets drawstrings for bloomersPANTIESAAcross 25: People briefly granted money for camphorMENTHOLAAcross 26: Discovers lapse in hazard warningRUMBLESTRIPDDown 1: Law officer bends birch, say, on smuggler. About time!BOWSTREETRUNNERDDown 2: Shoot Communist leader in IsraelSCIONDDown 3: Avenger failing to impressENGRAVEDDown 4: A short time in, for example, Derby's environmentHABITATDDown 5: Accidentally ruins map when protesting furiouslyUPINARMSDDown 6: Checker on liner shows artistic abilityDRAUGHTSMANSHIPDDown 7: Died first protecting old playerOBOISTDDown 8: Picks up eastern vehicleHEARSEDDown 15: Charisma, sadly, is a thing of the pastARCHAISMDDown 16: Band outing in KentSTRIPEDDown 17: Tory delved into casual treatment of complaintACCUSALDDown 18: Geographical feature is like this round MaidenheadISTHMUSDDown 20: It's manageable when wrongly coiledDOCILEDDown 23: Catch up on alternative trendTENOR