The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 21st May 2004 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 21st May 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: I got out from prison amid opprobrium to create crypticABSTRUSEAAcross 5: One demanding much interest in university, more reliableUSURERAAcross 9: Siren's signal right, altered wronglyRED ALERTAAcross 10: City roundabout to cross by carOXFORDAAcross 12: Caught with Charlie in embrace of fertility god, perfect for flipping drunken debaucheryBACCHANALIAAAcross 15: Pound, half of that lootTHROBAAcross 17: Be unfaithful, when Orient FC a shamblesFORNICATEAAcross 18: Keep governor with tinned lager?CASTELLANAAcross 19: Mate with 1.3 billion people?CHINAAAcross 20: Unfairly treat anti-war backbencher, to be put to death in churchSHORT-CHANGEAAcross 20: Unfairly treat anti-war backbencher, to be put to death in churchSHORTCHANGEAAcross 24: Lots of pampered pooches heading offOODLESAAcross 25: Party animal back on scored linesLIBRETTOAAcross 26: Bizarre nose, but no head, in fishFREAKYAAcross 27: Charge marked on drugSTAMPEDEDDown 1: Describes basic act, or elaborate? The latterACROBATICSDDown 2: Siren evident as many in stick-up held by forceSEDUCTRESSDDown 3: Boy, some natural philosopherRALPHDDown 4: Peter the 13?STRINGFELLOWDDown 6: Possible description of old bloke, one in bed endlesslySEXMANIACDDown 7: Open space brought about for confined oneROOMDDown 8: Smutty and indecent going toplessRUDEDDown 11: Bow with end missing - I sent it to be fixed on time for musicianCLARINETTISTDDown 13: 10-1 about to be carried by horse, "Plaything"MARIONETTEDDown 14: Appear to absorb two articles, one being the main thingSEA ANEMONEDDown 16: Complaint given audible support gets cutBEEFSTEAKDDown 21: Inside which male will be after a quickie!HAREMDDown 22: Sound of Beagle on final approach to Mars?WOOFDDown 23: Battle, but no hill sideEDGE