The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 20th March 2003

There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 20th March 2003. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Failures the learner dismissed in the recesses
AAcross 4:	Final offers made by university officer to one academic with thanks
AAcross 8:	Platform announcements?
AAcross 10:	Liar they put right in a crude way
AAcross 11:	An artist takes in abandoned ships
AAcross 12:	Use endless charity when performing church service
AAcross 15:	A footballer can be taken thus
AAcross 17:	Reverse for students, including a society girl	SUSAN
AAcross 18:	Darling American goes on dream holiday
AAcross 19:	Minister backs Brown in old battle
AAcross 21:	Hard stuff's the best for a brick, perhaps
AAcross 21:	Hard stuff's the best for a brick, perhaps
AAcross 24:	Teacher disseminated Latin - a citation's due!
AAcross 25:	A much smaller number touring the East for game
AAcross 26:	Less restricted, as eggs can be: the last four being off
DDown 1:	Showing anxiety relating to understanding
DDown 2:	Takes advance payments to include pamphlet
DDown 3:	Stylish thrash
DDown 4:	Kind of NUS files hard to unravel
DDown 5:	We hear the side is to come down heavily
DDown 6:	Earn money in preparation for printing
DDown 7:	Number wearing old garment seen in the South Pacific
DDown 9:	One used to avoid getting the ticket
DDown 13:	Broadcaster ran out without part of speech on the Church
DDown 14:	Persistent cautions and police finally move
DDown 16:	Simultaneously make good and raise issue
DDown 20:	Band thrown up in cooler, lacking a leader
DDown 22:	Rag? Worthless stuff!
DDown 23:	Spot of inflammation I saw in speech