The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 29th October 2003 There are 14 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 29th October 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: A little superior to clever clogs?SMARTYPANTSAAcross 9: Turn into (maybe) lira, see?REALISEAAcross 10: Striking with whip at ground level?OUTCROPAAcross 11: Change about? I long for it - there's braggadocio for youVAINGLORYAAcross 12: Butler put the wrong into the rightRHETTAAcross 13: Marquetry sounds like a gameBUHLAAcross 14: Famous trustworthy Londoner joining Phil? I must not be there, confound itJOHNGILPINAAcross 16: Single drink taken by mouth - externally in the first placeORIGINALLYAAcross 19: Have a quiet little cry? ...WEEPAAcross 20: ... No! is the point I'm going to makeNOISEAAcross 21: Backward boy, about first century, with a lot ... with a lot of energyDYNAMICALAAcross 23: Scientist without direction, not good enough for Milton Keynes?NEW TOWNAAcross 24: Dance from Bengal?LANCERSAAcross 25: Tourists surrounding S-Swiss city with their sacks?RUBBERNECKSDDown 1: Awfully naive crew sails ship - see missing historic conflictSPANISH CIVIL WARDDown 2: Get gold set in silver - that's scaryAWINGDDown 3: Artist to draw gameTIEPOLODDown 4: Star supporting ends of comedy gets onPROCYONDDown 5: Rail, is covered by refusal to sailorsNOTORNISDDown 6: See 22STREETPREACHERSDDown 7: Verse in poet with another saucy additionGRAVYBROWNINGDDown 8: Enclosure in the desert (European) for bull?SPIT AND POLISHDDown 15: Incendiary mob with brief frenzyFIREBOMBDDown 17: Not so fast with stakeANDANTEDDown 18: Report of wolf at US city: no, nothing's upLANOLINDDown 22: Chap in charge of Meryl keeping time with arrivals in groupMANIC