The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 23rd June 2004 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 23rd June 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Doubly firm with a drinkCOCOAAAcross 4: Wader's violent end with sharkREDSHANKAAcross 8: It's assumed before, for example, consuming drinkPRESUPPOSITIONAAcross 10: Active between rounds, most of injury's contained in dressingOLIVE OILAAcross 11: Square machine exposing negativelyCAMERAAAcross 12: Where van's often on line with its occupant not in the vanREARGUARDAAcross 15: Gather live animalAMASSAAcross 17: Catch or miss with loop?LASSOAAcross 18: Sipped, say, stew causing stomach upsetDYSPEPSIAAAcross 19: Way into actual cloakroomVESTRYAAcross 21: Would-be drug forceASPIRINGAAcross 24: Go for a lump, then split small paymentPEPPERCORN RENTAAcross 25: Where kids quietly rest and make fast cartwheels?PLAYROOMAAcross 26: Provide for wheel losing bearingCATERDDown 1: Split holding on high mount given by gold-diggerCUPBOARD LOVEDDown 2: Cloth dress?CLERICALSDDown 3: Divert midstream uselesslyAMUSEDDown 4: One who sells skirt and wiggingREPRIMANDDDown 5: Carry out directions for measured amountDOSEDDown 6: Sequence of uppercuts?HIT PARADEDDown 7: The knot to slip ...NOOSEDDown 9: ... by pleading this causes his merrimentMANSLAUGHTERDDown 13: Scientific study of disturbed ego drawing crazy conclusionGEOGRAPHYDDown 14: Event in the desert cleans hill and mountain topDUST STORMDDown 14: Event in the desert cleans hill and mountain topDUSTSTORMDDown 16: Temperate metal wears awayABSTINENTDDown 20: Charming periodSPELLDDown 22: Old style of images - not first centuryIONICDDown 23: Pair when joined by royal?TRIO