The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 24th July 2003 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 24th July 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Desire to tour country is feminineWOMANISHAAcross 9: Animal finding snake in the grassWEASELAAcross 10: See 24LEAFAAcross 11: Compositor must be kind to get gelatineTYPESETTERAAcross 12: Some Chinese subtract three from five to leave six, perhaps?DIM SUMAAcross 14: Abroad she captures one mammoth, about to become fitELIGIBLEAAcross 15: Tenor's heart evident in doleful lamentMONODYAAcross 17: Do house buyers find extremes in Tom Hanks' character?GAZUMPAAcross 20: For a carrier of disease, doctor's capital!MOSQUITOAAcross 22: Breathe with difficulty, that's the trickWHEEZEAAcross 23: Guttersnipe on an Indian scale messin' upRAGAMUFFINAAcross 24: Delicate stuff needed when lead wasted in gameGOLDAAcross 25: Liquid spiritsHUMOURAAcross 26: Wine from river, that is, to throw outRIESLINGDDown 1: Perfunctory compliance unfortunately isn't OK with meTOKENISMDDown 2: Little lower, showing a bit of legCALFDDown 3: Two little boys, one made to sufferVICTIMDDown 4: Ending in trousers, was Indian dish lacking heart a sign of appalling movement?SWASTIKADDown 5: At which cobblers, like elves, rushedLAST-MINUTEDDown 6: Breakfast TV continuing to report?CEREALDDown 8: Farm machine which feeds rabbit?HOPPERDDown 13: Sequin for embroidery soon becoming a mustSINE QUA NONDDown 16: Cocktail made of milk, almost 75p collected for oneDAIQUIRIDDown 18: "Dog grabbing no sleep upset" - description of a cryptic clue, perhaps?PUZZLINGDDown 19: Chest, or one clearing it we hearCOFFERDDown 21: 18 full stop a question mark's carriedOPAQUEDDown 22: Film director having received OscarWINNERDDown 24: Bird's fleeceGULL