The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 28th August 2003 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 28th August 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Hide in the grass, having got strongerRECOVEREDAAcross 6: Graduate backstage gets bread rollBAGELAAcross 9: Sweet spice with perfect tastePEPPERMINTCREAMAAcross 10: Children's author had turned leftDAHLAAcross 11: Force hemp to be unravelled by a half-sisterEMPHASISAAcross 14: When one appears in person, it's slanderASPERSIONAAcross 15: Russian girl in North America at daybreakNADYAAAcross 16: Sinatra label covered "Expression of Joy"TRA-LAAAcross 18: At home, mater treated foot problemHAMMERTOEAAcross 20: Bright foreign editorPOLISHEDAAcross 21: Native South American partly incapacitatedINCAAAcross 25: Improperly ask Athens singer, one involved in deceptionSNAKE IN THE GRASSAAcross 26: Insect caught short - it's in the cornerINSETAAcross 27: Manager's sharp, which is an initial advantageHEAD STARTDDown 1: Swift passer-by starting to interrupt robberyRAPIDDDown 2: Catches party where there are policeCOPSHOPDDown 3: Judge's attitudeVIEWDDown 4: Womaniser loses love in ItalyROMEDDown 5: Do as you please! I need no baby-sitter!DONTMINDMEDDown 6: Bribe former worker with hesitationBACKHANDERDDown 7: Covered with fat when consumed by gluttonyGREASEDDDown 8: Had sample moulded for translucent coverLAMP SHADEDDown 8: Had sample moulded for translucent coverLAMPSHADEDDown 12: Indecent film exposed in the Guardian, for exampleBROADSHEETDDown 13: Of course this is the last holeEIGHTEENTHDDown 14: Hors d'oeuvres make Anita spitANTIPASTIDDown 17: A k-king's attentiveALLEARSDDown 19: Blast makes insect hide in brackenTANTARADDown 22: Help hound hiding its headASSETDDown 23: Doctor, one that stops a horseWHOADDown 24: Personalities, for example, getting very largeEGOS