The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 12th August 2004 There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 12th August 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Musical creatures endlessly keeping benefit backMELODICAAcross 5: Cardinal point included by reporterNEWSMANAAcross 9: Possible sound of one without a coatLACQUERAAcross 10: Overhead protection from the rainHAIRNETAAcross 11: Pass fellow in unusual kit at the momentIDONTKNOWAAcross 12: Woodworker deprived of fish to go through ...ENTERAAcross 13: ... Bill for PCsGATESAAcross 15: Church creature finds cure without physicianCATHEDRALAAcross 17: Hooligan's report of choirboy's wear and whereROUGHNECKAAcross 19: Ebbing and flowing from Mount Ida latelyTIDALAAcross 22: Furious with Peruvian ancestry?INCANAAcross 23: Fitting destination and surroundings of Great Ouse or NeneWASHBASINAAcross 25: Traveller of low degree needs company, I feelICE FLOEAAcross 26: Active personality follows head from part of yearON THE GOAAcross 27: Far from privateGENERALAAcross 28: Constituent of beak whose end takes time to preserveKERATINDDown 1: House associated with drink for an officer in ChinaMALTINGDDown 2: 13 closed to workers with crazy note about their heartLOCK OUTDDown 2: 13 closed to workers with crazy note about their heartLOCKOUTDDown 3: See 18DAUNTDDown 4: Honorary cleric misrepresented in historyCHRONICLEDDown 5: Hoon's off to start war, as Tweedledum saidNOHOWDDown 6: European at preliminary contest of 22 20 characterWHITE HEATDDown 7: I leave cleric in 15MINSTERDDown 8: Wild and sure to succeed, as you would expectNATURALDDown 14: Children's organisation for latter-day Noah?SCHINDLERDDown 16: Review the situation as rustlers doTAKE STOCKDDown 17: Being abusive is something to hold ontoRAILINGDDown 18: Dirty cow with relativesUNCLEANDDown 20: See 22DESCENTDDown 21: 15 president left depression in pubLINCOLNDDown 23: Archetypal invention with listWHEELDDown 24: Judge hasn't a right to be the mordant typeBITER