The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 25th February 2004 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 25th February 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Play hard to get about some drugCOMEDYAAcross 4: Erotic will become sordid when time has elapsedSTEAMYAAcross 9: Taffy's home - right, left and roundaboutLANDOFMYFATHERSAAcross 10: A key man, not unknown in ancient streetAKEMANAAcross 11: Dime reportedly divided in two, as put in by novel schoolteacherNICHOLASAAcross 12: Rodent catcher who can't stop talking?RABBITERAAcross 14: Machine with gamma for chi when decipheredENIGMAAAcross 15: Zero tax on company with backing sheetsOCTAVOAAcross 18: Game for milkmaid on monumentPATIENCEAAcross 21: See 11NICKLEBYAAcross 22: Money placed in shot?PESETAAAcross 24: Setter's maternal relations are legally placed, keeping poor Tommy with the ladiesONMYMOTHERSSIDEAAcross 25: One exposed as lunatic around the underworldNUDISTAAcross 26: Essential part of officer's report?KERNELDDown 1: People of intelligence without fun make a bloomerCLARKIADDown 2: Converter's way with Frenchman?MODEMDDown 3: Dead skilful about a French collegeDEFUNCTDDown 5: In sleepy state, take hot sliceTRANCHEDDown 6: Love for other - other paidAPHRODITEDDown 7: Detectives give weapons to stick on the mastYARDARMDDown 8: National leader (11) raised money for youth hostelHYTNERDDown 13: Plant servant in county (Guardian article)BLACKEYEDDDown 16: Well in Essex (North) and on a rollCHIGNONDDown 17: It's hard to bear when emperor follows round the StatesONEROUSDDown 18: Spy out revolutionary loved by 6's childPSYCHEDDown 19: Piece of advice on genealogy in EssexTIPTREEDDown 20: Strong point of (roughly) detail (roughly)CITADELDDown 23: See 13SUSAN