The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 24th June 2003 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 24th June 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Almost manage the country, keeping in charge, then send to the countryRUSTICATEAAcross 10: Grid unlimited, answer demanding "Chambers"ATRIAAAcross 11: Spent until 2002 putting extremes of temperature in productionDRACHMAAAcross 12: More mistakenly guided about having to alter shape once moreREMODELAAcross 13: Single teacher's backing required to get control of pupil?IRISAAcross 14: Said to take a flower from pond for condimentPICCALILLIAAcross 16: Dog will be barking some daySAMOYEDAAcross 17: Ill-bred, so fly to hospitalCADDISHAAcross 19: Unreliable chap, albeit with character referenceALPHABETICAAcross 22: Fancy one darling, shortly?IDEAAAcross 24: One lying about problemREPOSERAAcross 25: Elected body which should make a difference? Not entirely. Endless crawlers (retired)COUNCILAAcross 26: Present, perhaps, often seen wrappedTENSEAAcross 27: Try disease container, producing irritating sensationHEARTBURNDDown 1: 8 could be mere myth? Afraid dessert rat!FREDDIESTARRATEDDown 2: English trick holding drink up, fantastic diversionESCAPISMDDown 3: Easy matchLIGHTDDown 4: Tropical tree where monkey diedTAMARINDDDown 5: Infer Richelieu's irony?FERRICDDown 6: Horse carrying disease detailed orange stuffMARMALADEDDown 7: Pre-union restraint released here? Then restraint engaging, they sayBRIDALDDown 8: A half-cut blonde I'd seen in article with false denial and this on top?TABLOIDHEADLINEDDown 15: See 1MYHAMSTERDDown 17: Pet swallows couple, causing gossipCHIT-CHATDDown 17: Pet swallows couple, causing gossipCHITCHATDDown 18: Sign in neatly, don't in coloured ink, under my initialsINDICIUMDDown 20: Greedy person swallows leg just out of the oven?PIPINGDDown 21: Coarse listener associated with you onceEARTHYDDown 23: See 7SUITE