The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 4th March 2004 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 4th March 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Spies trap lout with this bugCICADAAAcross 4: Nice men upset by bearing superiorityEMINENCEAAcross 9: Deny losing is involvedDISOWNAAcross 10: Dreamy romanticism is beginning to hold back the south of FranceSTARDUSTAAcross 11: Second hint to include, if making it easySIMPLIFICATIONAAcross 13: Right to go in, even if striking elsewhereTHROUGHOUTAAcross 14: Sound match for easternerTHAIAAcross 16: Brawl could precede the sackRUCKAAcross 18: Prepare old fellow for final conflict?ARMAGEDDONAAcross 21: Immoderately lies like this for lime treesWITHOUTMEASUREAAcross 23: Herb that gets on in a dirty environmentAGRIMONYAAcross 24: To eat about 6 is excellentDIVINEAAcross 25: Castle guards want moat to be more than this!KNEE-DEEPAAcross 26: Best man is had for the askingBEHESTDDown 1: Deco's stylised rulesCODEDDown 2: Dismiss one on the registerCASHIERDDown 3: Big waterfall isn't upriver by old cityDOWNPOURDDown 5: Many speak clearly, having reversed right to enrolMATRICULATEDDown 6: Ordinary seaman or malcontent?NORMALDDown 7: Not one Hibernian's initially up for the first one's feedNOURISHDDown 8: Wing's no longer taking the strainEXTENSIONDDown 12: What will come in race in the windsINHERITANCEDDown 13: Shortened the line after reversionTHROW BACKDDown 13: Shortened the line after reversionTHROWBACKDDown 15: Put moisture out through high pointPERSPIREDDown 17: Set bed by lakeCOTERIEDDown 19: Old order containing minute oriental rodentsDORMICEDDown 20: Sure to fail with a top that's round round roundDOOMEDDDown 22: Hit bandBELT