The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 27th May 2004 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 27th May 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Attempts to keep posh island gardens in ParisTUILERIESAAcross 6: Attempt on 17 produces kaleidoscopic stuffSHOTAAcross 10: Checks on dialysis?REINSAAcross 11: Alien student coming in from Boston?STRANGLERAAcross 12: Fish is not well reported in the New TestamentCODOCILAAcross 13: Honest fellow, Fred (not Harry)TRUEMANAAcross 14: Fellow taking another fellow's pigeon made poet feel like astronomer or conquistadorCHAPMANSHOMERAAcross 17: Different sequel holds once sun's set on royal adviceQUEEN'S COUNSELAAcross 21: Success in backing match for garmentsTWINSETAAcross 22: Geographical feature formed by mountain in islands like thisISTHMUSAAcross 24: Set fire to notes about soldier needing 17?LITIGIOUSAAcross 25: Dogfight participant?BOXERAAcross 26: See 6SILKAAcross 27: Mayor's granny goes round tree with dog handlerKENNELMANDDown 1: Waterworks' official ensures ships' company has food to go roundTURNCOCKDDown 2: Part of 14 and of elevated newspapersILIADDDown 3: No problem with arrival or departureEASYCOMEEASYGODDown 4: Essential hormone found in rising of Latin riverINSULINDDown 5: The devil to come up to?SCRATCHDDown 7: 1 out of 2 and the rest Spencer?HALFMARKSDDown 8: Quality time included for the monarchyTHRONEDDown 9: New Labour -10: that can't be got overINSURMOUNTABLEDDown 15: Clear indeed, a pound maybe sought by 17ACQUITTALDDown 16: Crooked scoundrel hasn't died, but a very near thingCLOSERUNDDown 18: Tyneside couple, monarchs of the systemNETWORKDDown 19: Red for offences that are pointless continuingCRIMSONDDown 20: Beastly housing left us with the needleSTYLUSDDown 23: The proverbial gun?MAXIM