The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 7th June 2004 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 7th June 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Protector for the club team?IRONSIDEAAcross 5: Angry old man returning to part of the HebridesHARRISAAcross 9: Crawling after girl almost caused Othello's downfallJEALOUSYAAcross 10: Right shaky about distorted rhythmRUBATOAAcross 12: Writer heading off to cause stirROUSTAAcross 13: Passed over German worker in high spiritsEXUBERANTAAcross 14: Fun itself has to be sacrificed to loyaltyFAITHFULNESSAAcross 18: Prevaricate, argue, quarrel - it's such a little thingHEDGE SPARROWAAcross 21: Take precaution against possible attackersMOTHPROOFAAcross 23: Redhead, into pot, becomes stridentHARSHAAcross 24: Player starts to open, bowling overs in second testOBOISTAAcross 25: Clothing found in heap in a forestPINAFOREAAcross 26: A thousand items delivered - and that's your lot!KISMETAAcross 27: Dared to let rip about return gameVENTUREDDDown 1: Where to do one's civic duty, but it hurtsINJURYDDown 2: Unclear work on a question on EnglishOPAQUEDDown 3: Fragment caught in a moment of delicacySHORTCAKEDDown 4: Sweet to make love with one from the canteenDESSERT SPOONDDown 4: Sweet to make love with one from the canteenDESSERTSPOONDDown 6: Street map with river shown in colourAZUREDDown 7: Repeat animation amazingly ran a weekREAWAKENDDown 8: Ask one's mum about being a bit thickSTOUTISHDDown 11: Dash to work and hope for an electionRUNFOROFFICEDDown 15: Creature at the core is the bravestLIONHEARTDDown 16: Growth in imitation stoneSHAMROCKDDown 17: Diverted into side issuesEDITIONSDDown 19: Eliza Doolittle's refuge, a bowerARBOURDDown 20: The endless story's a yarnTHREADDDown 22: Head grasps the point: make it stickPASTE