The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 6th April 2004 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 6th April 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Looking back could be costing a poundNOSTALGICAAcross 6: Outlawry of US lawyer in HastingsBANDAAAcross 9: Singular example of the filth of old LondonBOWSTREETRUNNERAAcross 10: Old form of communication on the way outEXITAAcross 11: The last people to utter rubbishCOBBLERSAAcross 14: It's unusual for all beer to be passableTOLERABLEAAcross 15: Herb heard for a spellTHYMEAAcross 16: Joint causes bowel disorderELBOWAAcross 18: They may be laid by railmen working in backstreet ...TRAMLINESAAcross 20: ... as trains served by mechanicsARTISANSAAcross 21: Confine to bed for plagiarismCRIBAAcross 25: Measures taken in crisis at Austin?EMERGENCYPOWERSAAcross 26: European man looks older without oneSENORAAcross 27: Host about nine holding unusual treatENTERTAINDDown 1: 16 turns, changing direction, which isn't commonNOBLEDDown 2: Bird spotted with a boySAWBILLDDown 3: Drink supplied in plastic containerASTIDDown 4: Dyke appearing as an old banger?GREGDDown 5: River in China can be seen with a tubeCATHODE RAYDDown 6: Copper-coloured containerBLUEBOTTLEDDown 7: Religious establishment gets English lines from stage directorNUNNERYDDown 8: Stoppers for 6s?ARRESTERSDDown 12: Budget sweetener?BROWN SUGARDDown 13: Doing without money, in wantABSTINENCEDDown 14: Minority groupTEENAGERSDDown 17: Flier gets name taken after drinkBITTERNDDown 19: Time to press for return of former Central American politicianNORIEGADDown 22: A bit of beef is found on these cattleBISONDDown 23: Rider loses heart and bladderCYSTDDown 24: 40 perches squarely over 10DOOR