The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 23rd September 2004 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 23rd September 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Stand in river surrounding place, islandDEPUTISEAAcross 9: Vessel binned?LINERAAcross 10: Vessel, black vesselBARKAAcross 11: Vessel a joke with new acquaintance?ICEBREAKERAAcross 12: Vessel to load?CARTONAAcross 14: Cathode ray tube, great lookerMAGIC EYEAAcross 15: Pudding, a firm one with butter passed roundTAPIOCAAAcross 17: Desirous of a model whose subjects pickledATHIRSTAAcross 20: Vessel in the drink or holding it?SCHOONERAAcross 22: Vessel to continue sinking?FLAGONAAcross 23: Jellyfish hides fantastic gem that's hotSTEM GINGERAAcross 24: Vessel's key questionCASKAAcross 25: Freaky nude given drug to add characterENDUEAAcross 26: Vessel providing dapper knitwearTRIMARANDDown 1: Vessel taking stick capsized, captured by pair of vessels shortlyVENA CAVADDown 2: Vessel binned?JUNKDDown 3: Underling showing a lot of leg?MINIONDDown 4: Cashes in first of cheques from Mercedes convertibleREDEEMSDDown 5: Nothing left is safeALL RIGHTDDown 6: Lark circling sailor caught, a bleak prospectANTARCTICADDown 7: Vessel through which dart erythrocytesARTERYDDown 13: Compose marital ode that's perfectly fittingTAILOR-MADEDDown 13: Compose marital ode that's perfectly fittingTAILORMADEDDown 16: Think of legal position in creditCONSIDERDDown 18: Burns most mixture in panSCOTSMANDDown 19: Vessel to fix in futureFRIGATEDDown 21: Vessel cold, sayCUTTERDDown 22: Vessel's family tree, contrarilyFIRKINDDown 24: Country blamed for scandalous election result?CHAD