The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 5th March 2004 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 5th March 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bandit ("The Knife") in one of 1 down in SpainSLOT MACHINEAAcross 9: Teaching boys and girls to cover screen, 25-d in one of 1 downCOVETEDAAcross 10: Reveal Caledonian's very, very shortUNCOVERAAcross 11: Cheats cheated, by the sound of it, and put pressure onCONSTRICTAAcross 12: Jane keeps one in the nestEYRIEAAcross 13: Elderly painter largely rejectedAGEDAAcross 14: Untouchable Costa Ricans want one badlySACROSANCTAAcross 16: Farewell note in cable - it reveals the inner manRADIOSCOPEAAcross 19: Bird lover died in the fieldLEDAAAcross 21: Buoyant heart befuddled by liqueurNOYAUAAcross 22: Dull job involving first King's SingerCHORISTERAAcross 24: Snobbish model is wearing hat backwardsELITISTAAcross 25: Eluding alternative humourINDULGEAAcross 26: Understands about grinding lens with cunning, but without reasonSENSELESSLYDDown 1: Fatal flaws - 2 minus 1?SEVENDEADLYSINSDDown 2: Musicians and the like upheld in scripturesOCTETDDown 3: Forced terrorists to drinkMADEIRADDown 4: Bunch featuring many a perpetrator of one of 1 downCLUSTERDDown 5: Rise lest soldiers invadeINCREASEDDown 6: Greenly press hands with Lofty, consumed by one of 1 downENVIRONMENTALLYDDown 7: Having mechanical sex with accountants, raised plantACACIADDown 8: Finally shed a tear about burningARDENTDDown 15: Answer thus to one in townSOLUTIONDDown 16: Officer showing resistance to one of 1 downRANGERDDown 17: Loose woman in bed, bedded with energyCOCOTTEDDown 18: Supply nothing against getting into one of 1 downPROVIDEDDown 20: Went along with article on one of 1 downAGREEDDDown 23: Waterway showing diligence without endeavourINDUS