The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 10th June 2004 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 10th June 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Few also composed for the bassSEA WOLFAAcross 5: Vegetables spoil the lines of a gardenMARROWSAAcross 9: Copper bar from the West IndiesCUBANAAcross 10: Person standing, hoping for a seatCANDIDATEAAcross 11: Dancer in an Irish nightclub all Erin admiresBALLERINAAAcross 12: Spare a note, but objectTHINGAAcross 13: A metal, say, turning colourTINGEAAcross 15: It's vital to bring in a conservationist bodyIMPORTANTAAcross 18: Ivy is always concerned for the environmentEVERGREENAAcross 19: Medico (single) - a lazy individualDRONEAAcross 21: A quarter remains almost submergedAWASHAAcross 23: Seen on a lorry that's badly lit abroadTAILBOARDAAcross 25: One's addressMONOLOGUEAAcross 26: A slippery customer, the winter sportsman!SKIERAAcross 27: Boards can make the connectionSTEPSONAAcross 28: Town is set an odd problemSTAINESDDown 1: A musical instrument to lay off however!SACKBUTDDown 2: Transport patiently awaited?AMBULANCEDDown 3: A lightweight catOUNCEDDown 4: Families' new house key and duplicateFACSIMILEDDown 5: Guy getting little thanks for a big fishMANTADDown 6: Showed off, though sore and tired outROISTEREDDDown 7: All correct a sanctimonious creatureOKAPIDDown 8: View taken about the French being cunningSLEIGHTDDown 14: Containers of food for soldiers to dip intoEGGSHELLSDDown 16: Destitute writer on Nile steamerPENNILESSDDown 17: A great fondness for sales pitch rhetoricADORATIONDDown 18: A scholarly man recapitulates after a timeERASMUSDDown 20: Dries up without a river or brooksENDURESDDown 22: A girl who can appear inaneANNIEDDown 23: A beast's childish game in progressTIGONDDown 24: Educated people are set above the artist in IraqBASRA