The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 31st December 2003 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 31st December 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Suffering a hot bum, right? Dress in these!BERMUDA SHORTSAAcross 10: Country cousin's opening company with the goodsREAL MCCOYAAcross 11: Here Belgians note a partition with the FrenchNAMURAAcross 12: Substance of setter with solutionMEANSAAcross 13: This compiler going to the stake? Quite the reverse!BOOKMAKERAAcross 14: Don't start casual topless nooky in here: not in this condition!ASEXUALAAcross 16: Perennial royal trophyKINGCUPAAcross 18: Try India's wretched cellsGONIDIAAAcross 20: Mexican food causing end of fat East German womanTOSTADAAAcross 21: The sweetener in a state of austerity? Me!ASPARTAMEAAcross 23: Old tax docked to pay tributeEXTOLAAcross 24: Flora's section of Singhalese palaceSEPALAAcross 25: Mass Observation directorCELEBRANTAAcross 26: Establishment types putting Ken in Bloody Tower. 'e's not bothered!OLD BOY NETWORKDDown 2: Sharon's flyers name one other battleEL ALAMEINDDown 3: Condition of many headless nodulesMUMPSDDown 4: Sound measure destroyed bed liceDECIBELDDown 5: He took no bloody interest in VeniceSHYLOCKDDown 6: Tars, men on stormy decksORNAMENTSDDown 7: Trial hero's Irish girlfriend turning up in SiberiaTOMSKDDown 8: What's French and saucy incited Americans' gleeCREMEANGLAISEDDown 9: Hot rapper rapping a choice. Hunt for one!PRE-RAPHAELITEDDown 15: Mishit, of course, below the Athenaeum, say?UNDERCLUBDDown 17: Exhibition of lightship switchingCRAFT FAIRDDown 19: Long distance call out?AFARCRYDDown 20: Out of which surprise, sadly, he gets into trouble, or quitsTHEBLUEDDown 22: One in the eye for an unwilling school creeper?PUPILDDown 23: Joint forceELBOW