The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 20th September 2004 There are 13 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 20th September 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Short race organised for a play groupORCHESTRAAAcross 10: A boring coupleBRACEAAcross 11: Princess follows in stateINDIANAAAcross 12: Commonly doneDIDDLEDAAcross 13: A revolutionary invention the Incas never hadWHEELAAcross 14: Engaged in current affairs?INTHESWIMAAcross 16: Fun in "The Office" - a TV seriesSITUATION COMEDYAAcross 19: Greatness, sadly, sets one apartESTRANGESAAcross 21: Issue newly minted coinsSCIONAAcross 22: Do you agree? I don't believe it!IASKYOUAAcross 23: Like an egg, it's blownOCARINAAAcross 24: Give out central part of text due for revisionEXUDEAAcross 25: Wild lion scared no-one, certainly not himANDROCLESDDown 1: Refuse to be a hazard to the environmentTOXIC WASTEDDown 2: Dictates one way to prove gold genuineACID TESTDDown 3: Give an account of prices to the general publicRETAILDDown 4: Raising the stake for hotly tipped runnerETNADDown 5: Acrobatic feats by bears going after applauseHANDSTANDSDDown 6: Fireproof third partyABEDNEGODDown 7: Fat, so pull everything inTALLOWDDown 8: Clue found in a drawerLEADDDown 14: It makes a topping sweetICING SUGARDDown 15: Dressing, many a one is transformedMAYONNAISEDDown 17: Examines seals - any broken?ANALYSESDDown 18: Match-fit?ELIGIBLEDDown 20: Paper required - the first editionTISSUEDDown 21: Old sailor tries to raise a case for publicitySEA DOGDDown 21: Old sailor tries to raise a case for publicitySEADOGDDown 22: I dry up dessert dishesICESDDown 23: Advantage at which disagreement arisesODDS