The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 7th January 2004 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 7th January 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Stonewall against the Australian blast in epic performanceBLOCKBUSTERAAcross 9: Pleasantness shown in matey arrangementAMENITYAAcross 10: City church's inner natureESSENCEAAcross 11: Part of the joint where the spat took place?ANKLEBONEAAcross 12: A farmer's endlessly activeAGILEAAcross 13: Serving of venison sent back in the functionSINEAAcross 14: Tube to get the pulse going?PEA SHOOTERAAcross 14: Tube to get the pulse going?PEASHOOTERAAcross 16: Potentially hot stuff to teach in art schoolANTHRACITEAAcross 19: Look at drill going to-and-froPEEPAAcross 21: Riffraff finally ignored the rulesDREGSAAcross 22: In trouble if I left AA as associateAFFILIATEAAcross 24: Put on uniform as a sign of rankCHEVRONAAcross 25: Wishing to have leaderless soldiers competingENVYINGAAcross 26: Firm demolished flats internally with determinationSTEADFASTLYDDown 1: How one gets set when making an announcementBREAKINGTHENEWSDDown 2: Twist a bit off the treeOLIVEDDown 3: Part of the lock at wharf, we hear's a dumpKEYHOLEDDown 4: It's no good to economiseUSELESSDDown 5: One with the will to try a rocky heightTESTATORDDown 6: Produced by cricketing father and son, naturally?RUNSINTHEFAMILYDDown 7: Birds with bird sounds to a degreeMACAWSDDown 8: The space traveller's remote after being set offMETEORDDown 15: Safeguard the wildlife enclosurePRESERVEDDown 16: Snatch from sailor with a pipeABDUCTDDown 17: How to keep a wild echidna?CHAINEDDDown 18: Stuff with metal core at bottom of riverTAFFETADDown 20: Place on the border needing a sign of securityPLEDGEDDown 23: Officer goes round most of cricket ground in a shade of greenLOVAT