The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 31st March 2004 There are 16 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 31st March 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Country soldier, one in Italian cityPERUGIAAAcross 5: Reported attempt on playwright's taxiTRISHAWAAcross 9: Chamber separating Turkey and Luxembourg in Italian cityVENTRICLEAAcross 10: Ring in reactor sounds like a bullTORUSAAcross 11: Raised area where flower's not unknownDAISAAcross 12: Very remarkable time in a test of depthASTOUNDINGAAcross 14: Our turn round where the rubbish goes in Italian cityURBINOAAcross 15: Pathetic fellow and prohibitionist: just let them hangDRIP-DRYAAcross 16: One church's method of entertainmentICE SHOWAAcross 18: Far from plain talk about nameORNATEAAcross 20: Kept quiet when punter rode offUNREPORTEDAAcross 21: See 5WITHAAcross 24: The soul of man, I maintainANIMAAAcross 25: Greeting to Western parents on 1/11HALLOWMASAAcross 26: Spicy drink to urge on the other sideEGGFLIPAAcross 27: 3 nearly meets boy, having points to press?SADIRONDDown 1: See 5PAVEDDDown 2: Right to come in, keeping one person on a fixed incomeRENTIERDDown 3: Dress up student intelligence for chance listener: king to phone for painting bookGIRLDDown 4: Cult of an odd sect cured sorrow - start to cheer!ANCESTOR WORSHIPDDown 5: Devoted to health, no? Word is, antiphlogistine will be neededTHEROADTOHELLISDDown 6: INTENTIONSDDown 7: Former minister swallowing ire maybe was too fastHURRIEDDDown 8: Smart Alick is in the Guardian, getting some ropeWISE GUYDDown 8: Smart Alick is in the Guardian, getting some ropeWISEGUYDDown 13: See 3WITHAPEARLDDown 16: Sugar maker in use outside American cityINULASEDDown 17: See 3EARRINGDDown 19: I'm going to hedgeTRIMMERDDown 22: Old socks picked first offHOSENDDown 23: See 5GOOD