The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 20th January 2004 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 20th January 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Fight to have last of the jamSCRAPEAAcross 4: Needles are reportedly unnecessary in making silk robesOBELISKSAAcross 9: Sailor's something round to swallowABSORBAAcross 10: Pots break during trip?STOP OVERAAcross 10: Pots break during trip?STOPOVERAAcross 11: Bird to follow round in dive barCOCKTAIL LOUNGEAAcross 13: See pottery made by conventional characterSTEREOTYPEAAcross 14: Murphy's diggerSPUDAAcross 16: America interrupts to back exileOUSTAAcross 18: Measure of the small-time crime waves engulfing capitalMICROMETERAAcross 21: Monopoly's fortune that's not got by chance!COMMUNITY CHESTAAcross 23: Comprehensive description of "The Planets"ALL-ROUNDAAcross 24: Person of rank loses face over serviceman returning favourOBLIGEAAcross 25: It's annoying to nagHORSE FLYAAcross 25: It's annoying to nagHORSEFLYAAcross 26: Gorge fool with some stuffingCANYONDDown 1: Jade's bird to strip firstSLATDDown 2: Recipe is only for fried foodRISSOLEDDown 3: A reprobate has huff about lovebirdPARAKEETDDown 5: No can do!BOTTLEPARTYDDown 6: Particle's seized rapaciously by the sound of itLEPTONDDown 7: ... is opposed to drink!SEVEN-UPDDown 8: Resign from part when concealing slip upSURRENDERDDown 12: Like a long war getting rid of a totalitarian organisationATTRITIONALDDown 13: Sea fish circling can circle snailSLOWCOACHDDown 15: Tip off African nation that traps local frogs etcAMPHIBIADDown 17: East-going Air Miles can be much the sameSIMILARDDown 19: Doubt being in irritable stateTESTIFYDDown 20: Old city protected by warning of driver's rageFUROREDDown 22: See 1TERN