The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 21st April 2004 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 21st April 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: One swears about old hunterCOURSERAAcross 5: Flowers wilt when left in the centreCORSAGEAAcross 9: Playwright left something to keep one warmSHAWLAAcross 10: Island where the pub doesn't charge?INNISFREEAAcross 11: Familiar cat held by defendantACCUSTOMEDAAcross 12: Heartlessly betrayed lookalikeSPITAAcross 14: Alumnus sitting with Scarface is hauntedOBSESSIONALAAcross 18: Ned reflects badly, being narcissisticSELF-CENTREDAAcross 21: Oscar competed in AlgeriaORANAAcross 22: Type of building predominant in DevonBARNSTAPLEAAcross 25: Dinosaur droppings collected by one fellowIGUANODONAAcross 26: Poet upset about kingRILKEAAcross 27: Sovereign interrupts one wanting annoyanceNEEDLERAAcross 28: Artist to draw travelling merchantTIEPOLODDown 1: Actors upset one of the leadsCO-STARDDown 1: Actors upset one of the leadsCOSTARDDown 2: Doctor can sue for time to redeem foreign billsUSANCEDDown 3: Small drinks for church representativesSALES FORCEDDown 4: Thick-skinned type makes breadRHINODDown 5: Study more compact radio partCONDENSERDDown 6: Rex remains impulsiveRASHDDown 7: Drug for sick painter inhaling oxygenATROPINEDDown 8: Entertainers initially agreed debate can lift the viewerEYESTALKDDown 13: Frenchman eats fruit in home from homePIED-A-TERREDDown 15: Worker caught in power tool in Spanish resortSANTANDERDDown 16: European scholar entertains societyESTONIANDDown 17: Request certain to give enjoymentPLEASUREDDown 19: A handsome youth is a beginner in a sportAPOLLODDown 20: African champion captures soldierHERERODDown 23: Nobody has time for bandNONETDDown 24: Trouble surrounding new dyeANIL