The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 1st September 2003 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 1st September 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: A run to clinch the match?ELOPEMENTAAcross 10: Colonel's aircraftBLIMPAAcross 11: Salerno a French city? Could be!ORLEANSAAcross 12: Writer's block?NOTEPADAAcross 13: One to do it wronglyIDIOTAAcross 14: Job wasn't made any easier by advice from this dummyCOMFORTERAAcross 16: Propellers for jumbo jets?ELEPHANTSTRUNKSAAcross 19: Rejection? Not as a ruleEXCEPTIONAAcross 21: Instrument for one in the performing artsSITARAAcross 22: Firm purpose to settleRESOLVEAAcross 23: The jam-making trade?TRAFFICAAcross 24: Book a strong manATLASAAcross 25: "Dog gets bit" - final news itemTAILPIECEDDown 1: This old boneshaker is a strangely loved pieceVELOCIPEDEDDown 2: House-warming arranged for AliceCOALFIREDDown 3: The others pop in for a mealREPASTDDown 4: Canteen stew?MESSDDown 5: One responsible for statue of mother and child?STONEMASONDDown 6: Place equipped for stock dispatchABATTOIRDDown 7: Inferior saucepanTINPOTDDown 8: One's pedometer will show how fast one wentSPEDDDown 14: One form of insurance covers home and vast landsCONTINENTSDDown 15: Bound to give others credit for reformRESTRICTEDDDown 17: Joint censure about southern vessel carrying spiritHIPFLASKDDown 18: If done, it might be reportedNOTIFIEDDDown 20: Move king to a strongholdCASTLEDDown 21: Is upset, internally affected by seafoodSCAMPIDDown 22: Where ships anchor in island soundROADDDown 23: One among many getting up to workTOIL