The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 21st September 2004 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 21st September 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: One who boasts of energy scamGASCONAAcross 4: One carrying offensive weapon, who refuses to strike a poetSCABBARDAAcross 9: Dog deprived of drink when put on showAIREDAAcross 10: Frolics by cutpurse may be growingLARKSPURSAAcross 11: Drunk hates pure running waterEUPHRATESAAcross 12: Deposit not so much about nothingLOESSAAcross 13: Little matter of amount prince dissipatedUNIMPORTANCEAAcross 17: Possibly Rover part number covers force for propulsionPETROL ENGINEAAcross 20: Prone to deception?LYINGAAcross 21: A song about parasites, they say, but they're not certainAGNOSTICSAAcross 23: Nothing male about a boy first raped by TereusPHILOMELAAAcross 24: As spelt perhaps, but its homonym would be a bloomerFLOURAAcross 25: Spy one felt resorted to maudlin emotionSELF-PITYAAcross 26: Took a break from habit in habitationPAUSEDDDown 1: Satisfied when prepared for firing?GRATEFULDDown 2: Chips are fried to look heavenlySERAPHICDDown 3: Redhead involved in flower arrangementORDERDDown 5: Man's hair lacks style, producing great puzzlementCHRISMASLANKADDown 6: Element used to a degree in ointmentBASILICONDDown 7: Charm a cross modelAMULETDDown 8: Boy is given time to leave offDESISTDDown 10: Cultured mole?LITERARY AGENTDDown 14: Lords' clique?PEER GROUPDDown 15: One is beset by cats, which can be dangerousLIAISONSDDown 16: Refused licence for modified corn seedCENSOREDDDown 18: Trollopean character's not on the levelSLOPESDDown 19: Architectural feature erected in plain, if tasteful, fashionFINIALDDown 22: Capital of 1 in South AfricaSOFIA