The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 29th August 2003 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 29th August 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Price of 20 for itinerant healer, former pupil, going in from there and going onTHREEHALFPENCEAAcross 8: See 14TOWERAAcross 9: Number for a hospital on channel island saved us from 1 down, as it wereNOAHSARKAAcross 11: Abroad, the one expensive meal takerLUNCHERAAcross 12: The schemer's only part of the writerEMERSONAAcross 13: Firm supporter of poisonerCOBRAAAcross 15: Hold forth on right being taken away from resident alienEXPATIATEAAcross 17: What can't be caught can be made bad in lieuINAUDIBLEAAcross 20: Sam's corner - he keeps little money - wanted for 9MAPLEAAcross 21: Tenant from Peter-borough makes no mistakeSOKEMANAAcross 23: Country under Prohibition only on top of 14 8 in 9's dayDRY LANDAAcross 23: Country under Prohibition only on top of 14 8 in 9's dayDRYLANDAAcross 25: My sword I wield to deal with noisy behaviourROWDYISMAAcross 26: Major mark of forty times 1 acrossCROWNAAcross 27: Boiler for some famous people backing deceptive alien outletELECTRICKETTLEDDown 1: Complete obliteration of story on pieces of film in digital envelopeTOTAL ECLIPSEDDown 2: Producer of red berries from Lambeth?ROWANDDown 3: Change of heart a drawback when descending?EARTHWARDDDown 4: One in 2 or 20, of courseAINTREEDDown 5: Sudden outbreak causing about turn in panicFLARE-UPDDown 5: Sudden outbreak causing about turn in panicFLAREUPDDown 6: Succeed in removing it from private bathroomENSUEDDown 7: Cheat to go on and on after getting his notice?CARD SHARPDDown 7: Cheat to go on and on after getting his notice?CARDSHARPDDown 10: Indecent books withdrawn (including most of Thackeray's) on a day in JulyINDEPENDENCEDDown 14: Whale keeps changing tack around the water, high spot of holiday?BLACKPOOLDDown 16: Childish complaint of boat in loch being both unfinishedTUMMYACHEDDown 18: Better-looking and not so plump when disheartenedBONNIERDDown 19: Conclusion: mice sadly may well be ineradicableENDEMICDDown 22: Wine is both your tormentor and therapistMEDOCDDown 24: See 1 acrossAFOOT