The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 29th January 2004 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 29th January 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Draw into pub where there are shops etc?INTOWNAAcross 4: Avoid terrible pest over the course of fateful daySIDESTEPAAcross 9: Like celebration heartlessly wild across the streetFESTALAAcross 10: Fail to collect runs with ball keeping lowGROUNDERAAcross 11: Cheerer stopped getting excited - no words coming directlyREPORTEDSPEECHAAcross 13: Smart when beset by a soreness - bit of salve is appropriateAPPERTAINSAAcross 14: Writing on the wall round gentsOMENAAcross 16: Want servant you rejected to be dismissedLACKAAcross 18: Likely to provoke legal proceedings in a court - one with bail brokenACTIONABLEAAcross 21: See 2AYTHERESTHERUBAAcross 23: Drug given name - very cold round object swallowedNARCOTICAAcross 24: Great fictional character has guns nearGATSBYAAcross 25: Covered building retains warmthSHEATHEDAAcross 26: What's brilliant about the old horse? It has staminaSTAYERDDown 1: Dodgy moment after the leader's been deposedIFFYDDown 2: Old PM, drunk, knocked over seat? Act done carelessly! He must be rare hearty fouling up lines on stageTOSLEEPDDown 3: Bore should keep quiet about what Iraq seems to have lacked!WEAPONRYDDown 5: I do wrong upsetting the person who needles me - I just want to get my own back!IRREDENTISTDDown 6: Furnishes Head of Entertainment with jokesEQUIPSDDown 7: See 2TODREAMDDown 8: See 2PERCHANCEDDown 12: Old right-winger gives yon revolutionary serviceTHATCHERITEDDown 13: Girl band given a special day in the calendar?ALLSAINTSDDown 15: Be too unemotional maybe, contriving heartlessly cold natureUNDERACTDDown 17: Camp bed overlooking lakeCOTERIEDDown 19: Zero cloud cover is still theoreticalBLUE-SKYDDown 20: Counter is part of chemist's equipmentRETORTDDown 22: Philosopher is always rightAYER