The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 13th May 2003 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 13th May 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Dazed, having swallowed cigar butt and likely to croak?FROGGYAAcross 4: Woolworth initially invested in mouldy ragout, given struggling competitionTUG-OF-WARAAcross 9: Part of holidayLEAVEAAcross 10: Relapse, left in cheeky situationBACKSLIDEAAcross 11: Beautiful girl carying a gun is nothing to worry aboutBAGATELLEAAcross 12: Bum somewhat plump on celebrityPONCEAAcross 13: Trees - a restful sort of early offerFIRSTREFUSALAAcross 17: Creature from ancient China (oriental) arrested by Defence Minister's messengerHOMING PIGEONAAcross 20: Dump the wife, if I were youDITCHAAcross 21: Boat song of which dog heard partBARCAROLEAAcross 23: Mixed dhal, a nice spicy dishENCHILADAAAcross 24: Don leaves oath by which those who live also dieSWORDAAcross 25: Sea barrier commanded to restrict canal barrierBLOCKADEAAcross 26: Reportedly, this works soil no longer fertileSPAYEDDDown 1: Picture specialist student doctor attending university after one admitted to a succession of poor gradesFILMBUFFDDown 2: Golden year pursuing passion fruit hereORANGERYDDown 3: Commoner alleging bureaucrat¿s confusedGREATDDown 5: See 3UNCLEBULGARIADDown 6: "May I have your attention" admits false hope with gas pipesOESOPHAGIDDown 7: Cry when Mandela's spokenWHINNYDDown 8: Smoking jacket?REEFERDDown 10: Notices location where directors have been shot?BULLETIN BOARDDDown 14: Overly stupid parking installed leaves one manoeuvring into narrow spaceTOOTHPICKDDown 15: Punishing course of study at poly gone to be reshapedPENOLOGYDDown 16: Fiance punched in the stomach having lost head grabbing 3 and 7INTENDEDDDown 18: Sailor rounds port having jettisoned love happily, sayADVERBDDown 19: Minor wounds turned over, applying firm plasterSTUCCODDown 22: Storyteller's revolutionary main workAESOP