The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 26th May 2004 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 26th May 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Indian garments making one very warm in the lower regionsDHOTISAAcross 5: Offensive series of articles by fellow without nameANATHEMAAAcross 9: Contretemps are not shortened when stick is introducedARGUMENTAAcross 10: Something edible in form of circle circumscribing a squarePIAZZAAAcross 11: In terrible form in a place where one should feel comfortableHOME FROM HOMEAAcross 13: What are you trying to do? Don't get angry! Promise!WORDAAcross 14: He would present Prime Minister T. Blair as ace - all spinning?ALASTAIRAAcross 17: See 14CAMPBELLAAcross 18: Herb is said to be in this sauce mixtureROUXAAcross 20: Supports rock duo with pianist keeping pianissimoPOINTSDAPPUIAAcross 23: Time lost from orders - firm in ruinFIASCOAAcross 24: Holy record found in European community - English message of a religious nature?EPILOGUEAAcross 25: Returning three years ago, getting about here, there and everywhereIMMANENTAAcross 26: Palace in place that has its own clueELYSEEDDown 2: Hard time for the queenHERADDown 3: That was clever, Paisley's party being revampedTOUCHEDUPDDown 4: Miss Woodhouse sanctified in the family treeSTEMMADDown 5: Statute inapt - malefactor should be dealt withACTOFPARLIAMENTDDown 6: Ace Introduction to Prayer for girl's confirmationAPPROVALDDown 7: PM's passion beginning to repeat itselfHEATHDDown 8: Second country almost adjoins that French countryMOZAMBIQUEDDown 12: Male speaker, I have hesitation and freezeMORATORIUMDDown 15: What is human but loveless - one politician establishing dominionTERRITORYDDown 16: Musical sequences must have musical quality in principleKEYSTONEDDown 19: Elf shows malice crossing riverSPRITEDDown 21: Girl is a "bird", as some might sayNESTADDown 22: Plant settler in KentJUTE