The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 18th August 2003 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 18th August 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: PC SkinnerPEELERAAcross 4: Something said about Antony?REMARKAAcross 9: Show fond regard for the opposite sexOGLEAAcross 10: Straightforward reason why fountain pen needs a refill?POINT-BLANKAAcross 11: Non-bowler put in to bowlBATTERAAcross 12: Global degree of freedomLATITUDEAAcross 13: Those chosen travelled with the conductorELECTRODEAAcross 15: Heavy piece of wood, though it could be lightBEAMAAcross 16: Fight a spell of illnessBOUTAAcross 17: Taking away Sherlock Holmes's secret of successDEDUCTIONAAcross 21: Insisted order is orderTIDINESSAAcross 22: Neutral gearUNISEXAAcross 24: Help one man in trouble? That's fantastic!PHENOMENALAAcross 25: Money taken at gunpoint?GATEAAcross 26: Possibly seated and quite composedSEDATEAAcross 27: Recollect nasty times in grammatical structureSYNTAXDDown 1: Ill-mannered person with dog in queuePIGTAILDDown 2: Construct perpendicularERECTDDown 3: Ruler and a sheet of paper requiredEMPERORDDown 5: Housing development willingly leftESTATEDDown 6: Share in a growing concernALLOTMENTDDown 7: State engineer's middle nameKINGDOMDDown 8: Muckspreading may be a remedial applicationFIELDDRESSINGDDown 14: Given a warning about educationCAUTIONEDDDown 16: Spoils the opening of Blackpool IlluminationsBLIGHTSDDown 18: American friend takes a turn more often than notUSUALLYDDown 19: Fleece to wear outOVERTAXDDown 20: Let passPERMITDDown 23: Mint bar?INGOT