The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 15th December 2003 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 15th December 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Out-of-the-way place for unusual monopolyODDCORNERAAcross 10: Quick drink, right?ALERTAAcross 11: He makes adjustments more suitable to modern timesADAPTERAAcross 12: Paying high regard to a party combinationADORINGAAcross 13: Artist returning companion's bowARCHAAcross 14: American women honour old weaponBROADSWORDAAcross 15: Wanted revolutionary to support sideshowDESIREDAAcross 17: Handover of French meatDELIVERAAcross 19: Sailor having to go round with singerNELSONEDDYAAcross 22: Pass back to leading brain in power groupBLOCAAcross 23: To have a nincompoop in charge is unwiseIDIOTICAAcross 24: Wine Scotsman has terrible itch to swallowCHIANTIAAcross 26: She brings back some piece intactNIECEAAcross 27: Foresight shown in quiet homeworkPREVISIONDDown 1: Club to suit elderly monarch?ROYALANDANCIENTDDown 2: Bold behaviour from publisherADVANCESDDown 3: He entertains a lotHOSTDDown 4: Ray, perhaps, uncovering rare findINFRAREDDDown 5: Protect girl from the fleetARMADADDown 6: Party song about AmericaCAROUSALDDown 7: Sheep doctor in IrelandMERINODDown 8: Point to orders actor should obeySTAGEDIRECTIONSDDown 16: Ridgepole representing ceiling to actorROOFTREEDDown 17: Took away pipe? Indeed!DEDUCTEDDDown 18: Farewell to Inca characters from Spanish cityVALENCIADDown 20: Hang about to see strange riteLOITERDDown 21: Evade issueESCAPEDDown 25: Fair Isle's flowerIRIS