The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 13th August 2004 There are 13 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 13th August 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 5: Bird may be a hindrance about the hotelLINNETAAcross 6: He puts coat on for TV writerPLATERAAcross 9: Very strict in making separate pointSEVEREAAcross 10: Girl accepting unusual coin for plantVERONICAAAcross 11: Game that goes a long way roundFAROAAcross 12: Doves press for a first courseTURTLE SOUPAAcross 13: He wrote Cleopatra's reported reply to Antony's asking if she was still faithful?OMAR KHAYYAMAAcross 18: Inebriated adder in August?HIGHSUMMERAAcross 21: Order article from Gulf StateOMANAAcross 22: The rest of the liverBREATHERAAcross 23: Secret agent finding way to annoyMOLESTAAcross 24: Girl taking a long time to show excessive fondnessDOTAGEAAcross 25: Enthusiasm causing artist to turn obstinateARDOURDDown 1: Where people wait to go up North African volcanoANTEROOMDDown 2: Always right to go round or turn backREVERTDDown 3: Mr Harris going up to supporter with flowersFLORALLYDDown 4: Group of small rocksSTONESDDown 5: Lost ground on general methodLEEWAYDDown 7: Pure nonsense about firm having to make goodRECOUPDDown 8: Public man going to point of being risqueOVERTHEMARKDDown 14: Hooligan taking a long time with indigestible foodROUGHAGEDDown 15: A girl to get on with the devilAPOLLYONDDown 16: Hunter or mind-readerNIMRODDDown 17: Lady was upset in reading cableHAWSERDDown 19: Centres often with mindsHEARTSDDown 20: Notice about old currencyREMARK