The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 9th September 2004 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 9th September 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Like sick child keen to hug provider of booksCROUPYAAcross 4: Wine donkey brought into Armenia etcCASSISAAcross 9: "Listen" or "hear"? That comes in "Dover Beach"VERBAAcross 10: Not the sort of food for pie chart?SQUARE MEALAAcross 11: President no longer seen as disgusting toerag?ORTEGAAAcross 12: Town with one green not about to be taken overTIVERTONAAcross 13: Financially compensated branch chap with a lot of money?BOUGHTOFFAAcross 15: Ringer brings defeat ultimately? The opposite!TWINAAcross 16: Person on boat holding a cableCOAXAAcross 17: Like certain flowers in a batch - dead, gone overACROPETALAAcross 21: Light work?DAY SHIFTAAcross 22: Girl is mistress cutting the initial chatELAINEAAcross 24: Situation in which an OT prophet confronted prideDENOFLIONSAAcross 25: Raincoat with 60% off must be rubbish!TOSHAAcross 26: Seven years plus one? That's very littleTEENSYAAcross 27: A bird about to eat cold bread in ZambiaKWACHADDown 1: Applaud one having egg on toastCHEERIODDown 2: Gloomy son's lost card gameOMBREDDown 3: Give the OK to insect as heraldic beast?PASSANTDDown 5: Achieve success? I have to get a top car firstARRIVEDDown 6: Belt of identical colour includedSAMBROWNEDDown 7: Quarrel can get personal in place like HarrogateSPATOWNDDown 8: Proper first person novels should include a rationaleJUSTIFICATIONDDown 14: PM happy to meet Sir Mick?GLADSTONEDDown 16: Fellow realtor persuasive outside front of abodeCOAGENTDDown 18: Managed a wicket after a minimum of twelve deliveries?OVERSAWDDown 19: Condition in the brain - am I sane, mad?AMNESIADDown 20: Fixity of purpose is needed by fast bowler, as beforeWILLISDDown 23: Person of earlier civilisation in South Africa upset DickAZTEC