The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 21st July 2004 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 21st July 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Advise queen surrounded by beautyPREACHAAcross 4: Star girl rewrites the records in partESTHERAAcross 9: Have a good time, as the stylist mightLETONESHAIRDOWNAAcross 10: It's time, round about three, for restraintTETHERAAcross 11: I proposed to accept electoral system being reformedIMPROVEDAAcross 12: Nod off in a streetcar aimlesslyAT RANDOMAAcross 14: Dwarfs or giants starting rambles lateTROLLSAAcross 15: Tickled in the morning, then taken advantage ofAMUSEDAAcross 18: Puzzle to be more fierceBEWILDERAAcross 21: A sincere doctor needing a riseINCREASEAAcross 22: To a certain extent, the scoundrel wants that womanRATHERAAcross 24: Be rather struck but be hard to overcomeTAKESOMEBEATINGAAcross 25: Carry on with former nurseEXTENDAAcross 26: Least sloppy recipe is not so originalSTALERDDown 1: Grant top American without identityPRESENTDDown 2: Cain's boy, being married, put up with churchENOCHDDown 3: Falsely declare to be acquittedCLEAREDDDown 5: Bit cat or dog with legs turned up firstSNIPPETDDown 6: Boat in harbour with DIY floor repairHYDROFOILDDown 7: Read law carelessly, leading to unfair treatmentRAW DEALDDown 8: Belief in existence of God is obscured by themTHEISMDDown 13: Receptive and dreamy, catching poet's eyeABSORBENTDDown 16: Artistic composition got name changedMONTAGEDDown 17: Force doctor to meet a silly personDRAGOONDDown 18: Record held by alcoholic drink monitorBEEPERDDown 19: Hottest gun in the WestWARMESTDDown 20: Old queen's word of uncertainty about spare ringELEANORDDown 23: Baby's a little fullTOTAL