The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th May 2004

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th May 2004. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Base drunk's back
AAcross 4:	Gush about an animal lover
AAcross 8:	Banner of the Bourbons, perhaps
AAcross 10:	Current controller sorted out those probing traitor
AAcross 11:	Seen when wheat's cut?
AAcross 12:	Goldfish in silent tomb
AAcross 15:	Civvies reportedly miss it out
AAcross 17:	Relative reversal of city (German one)
AAcross 18:	Cane for one on horse as result of drugless derring-do	RIDINGROD
AAcross 19:	Short program that takes skill out of fruit tart
AAcross 21:	Marker ringing child's fine example . . .
AAcross 24:	. . . or recreational bloomer
AAcross 25:	Shy about what's offensive endlessly in material
AAcross 26:	Explosive features concerning river
DDown 1:	Go mad from division
DDown 2:	Journalist cracking pimp's method
DDown 3:	The reverse of formal wear
DDown 4:	Ship's commander gets personal with the Queen
DDown 5:	Said to be monarch's downfall
DDown 6:	Islander's intersexual kiss	MANXWOMAN
DDown 7:	Leading group's surprise result
DDown 9:	Quandary of less civilised people in a flutter
DDown 13:	Writer concluded first love is unbounded
DDown 14:	On average, cold thus acts in a healing way
DDown 16:	Country place for Frau's home cooking
DDown 20:	Work up about hot shot
DDown 22:	Nero, as the houses cook
DDown 23:	A service soars way off