The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 1st August 2003 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 1st August 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Underwear seen in bedBLOOMERSAAcross 9: Sailor to hunt birdOSPREYAAcross 10: She followed Pip in the afternoonEMMAAAcross 11: Foreign Office has money for chargeFOSTERLINGAAcross 12: Guard the German after conflictWARDERAAcross 14: Failing to find bone in tumulusMORIBUNDAAcross 15: No hope keeping student like BunterOWLISHAAcross 17: Order made only after promotionADJUSTAAcross 20: Tea rose for composerCHABRIERAAcross 22: Nit-picker gets ace fighter in a huffPEDANTAAcross 23: Lester and Iris wrecked the autoclaveSTERILISERAAcross 24: Carriage in ambushTRAPAAcross 25: Cook vegetable in advanceBEETONAAcross 26: Miscreant makes proposition about outcomeOFFENDERDDown 1: Penny is over illness got from graphitePLUMBAGODDown 2: Gentile's a painterGOYADDown 3: Oriental wearing guide's jacketREEFERDDown 4: Party clothes journalist creasedDOG-EAREDDDown 4: Party clothes journalist creasedDOGEAREDDDown 5: Possessed time to be shown over vaultSPELL-BOUNDDDown 5: Possessed time to be shown over vaultSPELLBOUNDDDown 6: Ensign and Quaker agreedPENNONDDown 8: Password for man entering bishopricSESAMEDDown 13: Think of French rescueDELIBERATEDDown 16: Carol keeps stack of coinSHILLINGDDown 18: Giant let free in CornwallTINTAGELDDown 19: Topers getting wrecked quicklyPRESTODDown 21: Dislike tangled threadHATREDDDown 22: I fry up messily and cleanPURIFYDDown 24: Got over insect biteTANG