The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 4th August 2003 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 4th August 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Coming first in a US electionPRIMARYAAcross 5: Vessel going round lake casts offSLOUGHSAAcross 10: A word of approval for those in favourAYESAAcross 11: Poorly valued live entertainmentVAUDEVILLEAAcross 12: Man on watch around Beach HeadALBERTAAcross 13: When high water is lowNEAP TIDEAAcross 14: Fruit in tree can go offNECTARINEAAcross 16: Docks associated with locks, we hearQUAYSAAcross 17: A shade of cautionAMBERAAcross 19: Courts get rough with bad kidnappersABDUCTORSAAcross 23: Badly handle patients' outing?ILL-TREATAAcross 24: Climbs Everest and Ararat, sayMOUNTSAAcross 26: Joint accompaniment?VEGETABLESAAcross 27: Means of transport, sometimes sprungTRAPAAcross 28: Small dining chairsSEATINGAAcross 29: Cinders gets wicked dame feeling guiltyASHAMEDDDown 2: Uncommon pronounROYALWEDDown 3: It's made with a billiard cue - straight up!MASSEDDown 4: A hot rod driverRIVETERDDown 6: General method that allows margin for errorLEEWAYDDown 7: Such investment gives one confidenceUNIT TRUSTDDown 8: It's divine embracing girl in time offHOLIDAYDDown 9: The Marathon, perhaps?RUNNINGBATTLEDDown 15: Dealing with team capsized in riverTREATMENTDDown 18: Doctor to tell stories about dramatistMOLIEREDDown 20: Reveals United Nations' demand in writingUNMASKSDDown 21: Desert folk struggle to succeedRAT RACEDDown 22: Keep your thanks in checkRETAINDDown 25: It's very much used as a prefixULTRA