The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 6th February 2004 There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 6th February 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Ran around to boot and bent downSTOOPEDAAcross 5: Taking no break, having set one's heart on smashing postNONSTOPAAcross 9: Only a small section is skilledADEPTAAcross 10: The young people's pad that's a winner!FIRSTHOMEAAcross 11: Making conversation the underworld wayDISCOURSEAAcross 12: This beats vegetables!PULSEAAcross 13: Knocked back drink fit for a kingREGALAAcross 15: Late run for the pressNEWSPRINTAAcross 18: A meeting of Continental headsTETE-A-TETEAAcross 19: Classes needing a restRATESAAcross 21: Giving a party, cause embarrassmentABASHAAcross 23: What's going round the southeast about a report, it appearsSATELLITEAAcross 25: Material read, begin making changesGABERDINEAAcross 26: Return journeys by jetSPIRTAAcross 27: A poet without any saving grace?SPENDERAAcross 28: Foreign holy man taking cruiseSTRANGEDDown 1: Learns possibly about five hundred derogatory wordsSLANDERDDown 2: Viewing to excess is a mistakeOVERSIGHTDDown 3: Place to find a little boy represented in stonePUTTODDown 4: Submission of guard protecting royaltyDEFERENCEDDown 5: The beginner very seldom exhibits boldnessNERVEDDown 6: Basis for script - and also for the music?NOTEPAPERDDown 7: Monster fishTROLLDDown 8: Quietly take exception to making a donationPRESENTDDown 14: Beaten, though there in first place!LEATHEREDDDown 16: Such men resist holding onWRESTLERSDDown 17: Gut feeling is now favoured over trainingINTUITIONDDown 18: Means of quelling riots that's enough to make even tough guys weepTEAR GASDDown 18: Means of quelling riots that's enough to make even tough guys weepTEARGASDDown 20: Gamble on half the centre showing spiritSPECTREDDown 22: Blame crash for moveAMBLEDDown 23: More cautious individual having a flingSHIERDDown 24: About sunup he had to admit defeatLOSER