The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 16th September 2004 There are 15 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 16th September 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Shakespearean question of identity - could be Viola's - I wish!WHOISSILVIAAAcross 9: Italian city with fountain like thisTREVISOAAcross 10: Instrument forming border between graduatesMARIMBAAAcross 11: What the pig said to the Queen about lieutenant on a shipOIL TANKERAAcross 12: Fox that's providing final resource 1down 7TODIEAAcross 13: Bar - don't spend!SAVEAAcross 14: Defy without 'aving been silenced or driven from hidingFLUSHEDOUTAAcross 16: Fellow who can spell: after he's died, remove all tracesOBLITERATEAAcross 19: Half a farewell featureCH'INAAcross 19: Half a farewell featureCHINAAcross 20: Girl from Welshpool went awayOLWENAAcross 21: Marvellous princess missing home gets endless criticismFANTASTICAAcross 23: English politician put in old European currency for HonduranLEMPIRAAAcross 24: Ursa senior holding young shrub firstSHEBEARAAcross 25: Like an incubus, not far from taking this arm offNIGHTMARISHDDown 1: Crazy poet's two novels fool many, completely circulating with blonde dumbed down?WHENLOVELYWOMANDDown 2: European agreements on boardOUIJADDown 3: King going in to be stertorous, having left tubeSNORKELDDown 4: One bad summer puts one in prisonIMMURESDDown 5: Dress up among struggles for basic factsVERITIESDDown 6: Well protected with forelimbs on child (male) and choppersARMEDTOTHETEETHDDown 7: See 1STOOPSTOFOLLYDDown 8: Farewell letters of ancient doctor (retired), one sent from Verona to 1 across's girl?VALENTINECARDDDown 15: Reputation on feet?STANDINGDDown 17: Bend under water, perhaps, to judge right deedREFRACTDDown 18: Country of splendid wickedness but topped coming upTUNISIADDown 22: Caucasian in blazer initiallyAZERI