The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 30th September 2004 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 30th September 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Be serious in prosecuting shabby affair?MEANBUSINESSAAcross 8: Meal named by English articleHIGH TEAAAcross 9: Most of 14 top people I caught using poisonARSENICAAcross 11: Something to do with the old (drummer take note)RING OUTAAcross 12: The young French former film critic has shelter and month overlappingLEJEUNEAAcross 13: Bad mark is creditable and 3BLACKAAcross 14: Past and maybe future Labour MPs used in 3 gameFOOTBALLSAAcross 16: Game association with only men on the boardsCHESS CLUBAAcross 19: See 7SIDESAAcross 21: Woman on the boards gets a bit of salad - about time!ACTRESSAAcross 23: King of America, 3 in songDREAMERAAcross 24: I argue that mammal should eat mammalDEBATERAAcross 25: Grumpy Victor was an artist after honeyMELDREWAAcross 26: Leader embracing endless looting gets endless hanging and you can tell no-one's making a rowHEARAPINDROPDDown 1: Battle in the shade means mother goes withoutMAGENTADDown 2: Drawing this number's right in the shipARTWORKDDown 3: A futile but abbreviated setting for the fairBEAUTIFULDDown 4: Opening of shopping precinct is 3SMALLDDown 5: Bouquet for patient fellow's work on hooterNOSE JOBDDown 6: Sun's exposure breaches the privacy of physical gratificationSENSUALDDown 7: BAC SID SID SID ... ?SHORTBACKANDDDown 10: Sees war chest spent on nibblesCHEESESTRAWSDDown 15: Order flowers for chap who is a checkerOMBUDSMANDDown 17: African city where rising speculation has been twisted aroundENTEBBEDDown 18: Loudspeaker on Gun HillSTENTORDDown 19: Guide holding a student is a thiefSTEALERDDown 20: Hooker to leave shortly, retaining muckDEMIREPDDown 22: Clothing relating to singular 14? Remove itSTRIP