The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 12th May 2003 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 12th May 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: How father put sugar over the vegetable shoots?ASPARAGUSAAcross 10: Liquid used in some thermometersETHERAAcross 11: Spanish gentleman's secret goal, perhapsHIDALGOAAcross 12: Mystery of cuckoopint found outside containerARCANUMAAcross 13: Recalled Oriental island's fameNAMEAAcross 14: Masculine element taken into account by criminalMALEFACTORAAcross 15: Embrace the French model with throat-bandNECKLETAAcross 17: Object to something in the paper . . .ARTICLEAAcross 19: . . . about French town sign for theological collegesSEMINARIESAAcross 22: It's a long story about a thing without substanceSAGAAAcross 23: Integrity shown in bed, perhapsHONESTYAAcross 24: When one man came in, another was gratefulTHANKEDAAcross 26: Milk drunk in Columbus's ship?PINTAAAcross 27: Elgar work won't upset Darlington, for exampleLARGETOWNDDown 1: Decide to gamble no further on finding money in the foodCASH IN ONE'S CHIPSDDown 2: Rash to dip me in ice stupidlyEPIDEMICDDown 3: Examination raising some regular objectionsORALDDown 4: Uninformed soldier turning to girl with bookIGNORANTDDown 5: Left possessions in landed propertyESTATEDDown 6: Ismail features in French sea songMERCHANTDDown 7: Isle that's lying about northeastTHANETDDown 8: More grand screen characters seen at the Victorian place of entertainmentCREMORNEGARDENSDDown 16: Inexperienced seafarer comes ashore on islandLANDSMANDDown 17: Drink a Conservative takes, depending on chanceALEATORYDDown 18: Crazy person may be expert on drugCRACKPOTDDown 20: Mother to get granny one tomorrowMANANADDown 21: Sails with the top peopleROYALSDDown 25: In these days we may be stricken with fearAWED