The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 6th May 2004 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 6th May 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: God, nearly accepting bribe, returned initial paymentDEPOSITAAcross 5: Incarnation of Vishnu in the hearts of Dave, Kate and GaryAVATARAAcross 9: Short of success, ruling tobaccoes outCLOSEBUTAAcross 10: Day before check mateFRIENDAAcross 12: Predator's call reported, that is to say, to courtTUWHITTUWHOOAAcross 15: Cheats stink, loathsome peopleHUMBUGGERSAAcross 17: Encourage happiness, though left outGEEAAcross 19: Fruit cut, going to seedPEAAAcross 20: Doctor in spat about present environmentATMOSPHEREAAcross 22: Gripping success, dreadful ham with repeat performances hereAMPHITHEATREAAcross 26: Shed almost caught in roll, part of wheelHUBCAPAAcross 27: Tube where drink absorbs last of bird seedWINDPIPEAAcross 28: Firm set about woman when leaderlessSTEADYAAcross 29: See 9NOCIGARDDown 1: See 2DECKDDown 2: Mess with pawn to knock down, getting level on boardPOOPDDown 3: "Mirror" has problem carrying page with cryptic clueSPECULUMDDown 4: Unfortunate yobboTOUGHDDown 6: As opposed to being oversusceptible in partVERSUSDDown 7: Liberated, topless and hot, embraced by one who pulls hippie typeTREE HUGGERDDown 8: A more tired, knackered measurer of energy levelsRADIOMETERDDown 11: Sound system required way before getting oldSTEREODDown 13: Cleans round joint with fifty strokesWHIPLASHESDDown 14: Paul's 10 black, held by white, can't be touchedIMPALPABLEDDown 16: Oz girl had cat, dog's dinner for Oz croc!GOTCHADDown 18: Irregular, short owner of pointy ears eating vegetable mum discardedSPORADICDDown 21: See 16LIZARDDDown 23: Being possibly two-faced, four-eyed, spotty and legless makes a boy upsetALIENDDown 24: Family's regal tragedyKINGDDown 25: See 24LEAR