The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 9th June 2003 There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 9th June 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Cause to move, but only as a temporary measureMAKESHIFTAAcross 9: Light inside by requestPRAYERAAcross 10: Strike a number with financial liabilities as extortionateRAPACIOUSAAcross 11: The French interview a tenantLESSEEAAcross 12: Fish to be taken with a rod, that's quite plainPIKESTAFFAAcross 13: Artist's fanciful representation of a watercourseSTRAITAAcross 17: Reckon on a clergyman joiningADDAAcross 19: A cake, but not of soapBATHBUNAAcross 20: Smuggle staple food up the MerseyRUNCORNAAcross 21: What every child wants at Christmas - trifleTOYAAcross 23: This is played away from schoolTRUANTAAcross 27: Love making complaintAFFECTIONAAcross 28: The country's not in a mess!NATIONAAcross 29: Say so long as one can forget about work for a whileTAKE LEAVEAAcross 30: Painter might appear a twisterTURNERAAcross 31: The risk coming with running waterADVENTUREDDown 2: A sheepish creature is one of a well-known trioARAMISDDown 3: Person avoiding making a point raved wildlyEVADERDDown 4: Crowds around international leader and gives a boostHOISTSDDown 5: Blundered - took a meal outside on the windy sideFLUFFEDDDown 6: Out-of-the-ordinary police functionARRESTINGDDown 7: Cosmetic promotion seen in viewer screenEYESHADOWDDown 8: A right toff in a South American country!ARGENTINADDown 14: With reorganisation of station, be firmOBSTINATEDDown 15: Form certain to accept short setback with the start of termSTRUCTUREDDown 16: Finding a party about over, leftABANDONEDDDown 17: A social worker in Victorian timesANTDDown 18: Boring prohibitionistDRYDDown 22: Blase and far from satisfactory employeeOFF-HANDDDown 22: Blase and far from satisfactory employeeOFFHANDDDown 24: Think much of always having serving men aroundREVEREDDown 25: Swear when attending the big match!ATTESTDDown 26: The cleaner presidentHOOVER