The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 27th July 2004 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 27th July 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Go or stay with the team?RESIGNAAcross 4: See 23MIGNONAAcross 9: Precious little time aheadTWEEAAcross 10: Power of the great unwashed? Hooray! Left three hundred launderedOCHLOCRACYAAcross 11: Henry II had no time for him, or for the Environment Secretary!BECKETAAcross 12: The deficit say between Dixieland and a pianoTRADE GAPAAcross 13: Top politico? Says he!STATESMANAAcross 15: How do you like your 2, almost 1 down?RAREAAcross 16: 15 downBLUEAAcross 17: Sailor's primitive shanty? Utter nonsense!ABSURDITYAAcross 21: Impress sailors' leader; suspend from yardarm, saySHANGHAIAAcross 22: Inspired to get one out of the woodON FIREAAcross 24: Could be hand-reared by the sweat of one's browHARDEARNEDAAcross 25: Incline towards such 1 down and 2?LEANAAcross 26: Do their products make strong babies curl up?NESTLEAAcross 27: King with jester around: he will do contortionsWRITHEDDown 1: The nitty-gritty of conflict over team changesRAW MEATDDown 2: 1 down, seasoned wood two sailors brought into KentSTEAKDDown 3: Fifty outrageous soldiers gathering around entrance for a breatherGLOTTISDDown 5: Michael Fish's go-between?ISOBARDDown 6: She tends to one man's rude offspringNURSEMAIDDDown 7: Bat the eyes? I can't possibly! I'm out of time!NICTATEDDown 8: 2 from two of the cups that cheer up half braindead charactersCHATEAUBRIANDDDown 14: Rossini's 2 duets or no otherTOURNEDOSDDown 16: Arabian revolutionary, hot for a new kingdomBAHRAINDDown 18: Countermand Kofi's diktat?UNORDERDDown 19: See 2TARTAREDDown 20: Servitude when the majority take everythingTHRALLDDown 23: 2 prepared to bring GM food initially into lineFILET