The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 14th August 2003 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 14th August 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sick person takes a sort of medicine containing iodinePATIENTAAcross 5: Headline by hack across top of pageSPLASHAAcross 9: Pat's gob spouting rubbishCLAPTRAPAAcross 10: One to inspire the flower of York? Right!ROUSERAAcross 12: House that's in a different locationANOTHERPLACEAAcross 15: Piety embraces love to a great extentGOODLINESSAAcross 17: Head teachersNUTAAcross 19: Tip of tail, shall we say?CUEAAcross 20: Where to see stars a short time before song on stagePLANETARIAAAcross 22: Boasters such as Tony Benn?NAMEDROPPERSAAcross 26: Drinks hard, being dissoluteRAKISHAAcross 27: A boy with a can starting to make short work of itSONATINAAAcross 28: Many a love token to show affectionCARINGAAcross 29: Had an irrepressible desire to drink for a number of yearsLUSTRUMDDown 1: Treaty is in the bag, we're toldPACTDDown 2: Walk most of the way, then take public transportTRAMDDown 3: Catch fish with broken net firstENTANGLEDDown 4: Attribute loss of soldiers to fifth columnistTRAITDDown 6: Immediate help for one who's lost for wordsPROMPTDDown 7: They are unlikely to take over seats in barABSTAINERSDDown 8: Eight-footer came a cropperHARVESTMANDDown 11: Boy child features in Bible readingLESSONDDown 13: Conceited like Gregory, literallyEGOCENTRICDDown 14: Bread producer has a profitable businessMONEYMAKERDDown 16: Lose to Napoleon? Extremely odd for him!NELSONDDown 18: Leading hostilities is IDS? Quite the reverse!STARWARSDDown 21: Little boy with current issue of "The Inventor"EDISONDDown 23: Nose left to do a bit of snoopingPROWLDDown 24: Criticise elevation of perjurerLIARDDown 25: Girl grasping left handPALM