The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 26th September 2003 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 26th September 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Help this punter put in order for gameHUNTTHESLIPPERAAcross 9: Specify coat that's to be put on the doorNAMEPLATEAAcross 10: Indication, they say, for American lineQUEUEAAcross 11: Partly erroneous copyRONEOAAcross 12: Getting a place below is a humiliationABASEMENTAAcross 13: Music provider lured mice mostly abroadDULCIMERAAcross 14: Playwright round the North in LancashireBOLTONAAcross 17: Keep in - or, alternatively, eg cane?ENCAGEAAcross 19: Observe at length the reference belowFOOTNOTEAAcross 22: Without exception included in a classCATEGORICAAcross 24: River bend makes a neat arcOXBOWAAcross 25: Not quite typical as a constellationNORMAAAcross 26: There a lab prepared an aromatic drinkHERBAL TEAAAcross 27: Not a very nice spiritMEPHISTOPHELESDDown 1: All give it for maximum effortHUNDREDPERCENTDDown 2: Token in name onlyNOMINALDDown 3: I get point playing, going carefullyTIPTOEINGDDown 4: Issued the final mandate, perhapsEMANATEDDDown 5: General method to get elbowroomLEEWAYDDown 6: Edible item without question causes irritationPIQUEDDown 7: It's always estimated as extremely highEVERESTDDown 8: Held down slates, we hear, being concealedKEPTUNDERWRAPSDDown 15: I'm certainly not bone idleOSTEOPATHDDown 16: Composition on sure thing in firmCONCERTODDown 18: Circle round terrace in French companyCOTERIEDDown 20: Bristol centre overlooked taking a turn going round cityORBITALDDown 21: Pollarded trees forming curved structuresARCHESDDown 23: Plot involving good man missing line?GRAPH