The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 9th September 2003 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 9th September 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Make a move to accept king's confessionSHRIFTAAcross 4: Oddly afraid of hotplate in illustrationPHOBICAAcross 9: It's a crisis, if fast food has come from upstairsTHECHIPSAREDOWNAAcross 10: Girl's part in massGLORIAAAcross 11: Glad to have repeated experience without pointRELIEVEDAAcross 12: Source of bureaucratic rules absurdly restricting Heads of State?BRUSSELSAAcross 14: Turn plate into fortune with a little medicinePILULEAAcross 15: Neptune overdoes intake of silverSEA GODAAcross 18: Begin to apprehend outlaw, being reliableSTALWARTAAcross 21: Serve drinks, keeping a beast as loverPARAMOURAAcross 22: Stomach-turning goddess of changeMUTATEAAcross 24: Lacking energy, hopeless - found God out here?SLOUGH OF DESPONDAAcross 25: Old solvers (singular and plural) on big wheelTHEEYEAAcross 26: Want food to lead to victorySTARVEDDown 1: Researcher's short break opens old woundSCHOLARDDown 2: Happen again on bishop accepting gold coinRECURDDown 3: Day to gain entrance to shipFRIGATEDDown 5: Instrument concealing priest's deformityHARELIPDDown 6: Close companion fled with bowel troubleBEDFELLOWDDown 7: Hood muffling measure of noise heard in the AlpsCOWBELLDDown 8: God's big flagOSIRISDDown 13: Personal sign of soldier's upstanding characterSIGNATUREDDown 16: Record permitted to include gold decorationEPAULETDDown 17: Carriage taking medic round hospital in heavenDROSHKYDDown 18: Holy person's abundant frictionSTRIFEDDown 19: Many stay around to provide support for memberARMRESTDDown 20: Train for uterine disorderRETINUEDDown 23: Volunteers to tear up animalTAPIR