The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 20th May 2004

There are 12 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 20th May 2004. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 4:	Dined at an appropriate place, which is natural
AAcross 6:	Turn over to the state something traditionally bad for the system
AAcross 9:	Esteem one in armed conflict
AAcross 10:	Left with threatening air
AAcross 11:	It's a big mistake to smack and one could be fired
AAcross 15:	Food has gone off, but it'll help to make water available
AAcross 17:	Transport provider replaces rail in Spain
AAcross 18:	"Amazing Grace" - sermon of hellfire preacher?
AAcross 22:	It's miserable to lose backing in meeting
AAcross 23:	Barrier against alien - there could be money in it
AAcross 24:	Some star in performance
AAcross 25:	Lawrence Harris rejected for a minor bloomer
DDown 1:	Laid up or down
DDown 2:	Filth in America is up - it's past the time to be chirpy
DDown 3:	A stir army nearly created in India	AMRITSAR
DDown 4:	Lurking, one man rising against the President	INAMBUSH
DDown 5:	Brutal men have no right producing a sedative
DDown 7:	Number of volunteers is very small
DDown 8:	Flower of the Bronx
DDown 12:	Spectacles needed for umpire to take correct course
DDown 13:	One is proper odd
DDown 14:	Sick to a great degree?
DDown 16:	Not up-to-date, but past it
DDown 19:	Mysterious message makes nothing clear
DDown 20:	Early male requires a mother
DDown 21:	She points to a post-viral syndrome	ESME