The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 26th July 2004 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 26th July 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Belgium is split by faction into halvesBISECTSAAcross 5: Plot in mainly undesirable environmentSEEDBEDAAcross 9: Trace note taken to TV anchormanGHOSTAAcross 10: Positive character's thorough reorganisationAGOODSORTAAcross 11: Frenchman is to handle malpracticeMISCONDUCTAAcross 12: Unused to Eric, perhapsIDLEAAcross 14: Food provided on occasion by union organisers?WEDDING CAKEAAcross 18: Put off by type of music argued aboutDISCOURAGEDAAcross 21: A little bit of paper punched out from church noticeCHADAAcross 22: Auditorium noted and given stamp of approvalHALLMARKEDAAcross 25: Set out repeatedly to control cause of sleeping sicknessTSETSE FLYAAcross 26: New rate is about ten moreEXTRAAAcross 27: Take us back, Mark FosterSUSTAINAAcross 28: Counters for distillation flasksRETORTSDDown 1: The crime of the generously proportioned girlBIGAMYDDown 2: Liverpudlian bearing many to the riverSCOUSEDDown 3: Dressing in fabrics of natural originCOTTON WOOLDDown 4: Remain in the witness boxSTANDDDown 5: Kissing Point's low feature finally submergingSMOOCHINGDDown 6: Winds up with leftoversENDSDDown 7: Britain's first drive to become a Mecca for actorsBROADWAYDDown 8: Performed therein, having hesitatedDITHEREDDDown 13: Have Grandpa tee off with the Old ManAGEDPARENTDDown 15: Fellow arranged ordinals around a balancing aid at seaDORSAL FINDDown 16: Due to change, Lewis had a snack inside coachesEDUCATESDDown 17: They get away - the head sees vandalism all aroundESCAPEESDDown 19: He may be competent to travel at speed in freezing conditionsSKATERDDown 20: High standards, as 12 recollectedIDEALSDDown 23: Coat for a bird (naturally, a female)LAYERDDown 24: Where many people are found to be incontinent?ASIA