The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 23rd September 2003 There are 16 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 23rd September 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Photo, including unopened Christmas present, not worth the candlePYRRHICAAcross 5: Enclose stretcher in flutterBRACKETAAcross 9: His false teeth start to come loose - not to be trustedFAITHLESSAAcross 10: God's a womanTHORAAAcross 11: Youth's beginning to acquire beard and expression of boredomYAWNAAcross 12: Loudmouthed inter-polar 10 to drowned valleySTENTORIANAAcross 14: Little boy's terrified of shellfishOYSTERAAcross 15: Southern lumberjack, a hard workerSLOGGERAAcross 16: Open to accept measure of work experienceUNDERGOAAcross 18: Beer pot kept quiet in SyriaALEPPOAAcross 20: Little fellow's arrangement to clean her upLEPRECHAUNAAcross 21: Hook fish, losing 2BARBAAcross 24: Cover story?ALIBIAAcross 25: Subordinate in Slovenian lake got it wrongBLUNDEREDAAcross 26: Trick brings the French into viewSLEIGHTAAcross 27: Licking strike that's irregularLAMBENTDDown 1: A little wind makes your head swollenPUFFYDDown 2: Lines by storyteller up the roadRAILWAYDDown 3: Mini found in ditchHA-HADDown 3: Mini found in ditchHAHADDown 4: Bundle a 3 4 into taxi - it's a predictable sortCREATUREOFHABITDDown 5: 4's desire from US treble with a bass lineBUSINESSASUSUALDDown 6: Seer putting heart of frog on record in flowerASTROLOGERDDown 7: Aware ruler receives presentKNOWINGDDown 8: Footwear for rough terrainTRAINERDDown 13: Skinny specimen of bird seizing victorySTARVELINGDDown 16: Lays down burden of soul and swingsUNLOADSDDown 17: Make do without extract, including pianoDEPRIVEDDown 19: Potable sort of 14 with right look in dishPRAIRIEDDown 22: Hygienic installation to stay on timeBIDETDDown 23: Overproduced dairy productEDAM