The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 28th October 2004 There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 28th October 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sulphur, within which noxious deposits neatSNAPPYAAcross 4: Linen provides income, given chargeBUCKRAMAAcross 9: Barking Argonauts barkANGOSTURAAAcross 10: Crime of priesticide?ARSONAAcross 11: 17's troubleHARRYAAcross 12: Spooner's battled against disease, such a casePORTFOLIOAAcross 13: What's expected to threaten the mayor's placePARLOURAAcross 15: Invader of Greece gaining pleasure by himself in retreatXERXESAAcross 17: Waste time giving little money to animalPOTTERAAcross 19: Talk of silicon implants where "more room up top" announced?BUS STOPAAcross 22: Old book on pub crawl addictionOBSESSIONAAcross 24: See 23DAVISAAcross 26: 17 finds whales in KentSPODEAAcross 27: Force of severe gale about Beaufort's ultimate after windy gale roseEGLANTINEAAcross 28: Menace collecting fine, one the most confinedPOKIESTAAcross 29: 17 strayed from right to leftDENNISDDown 1: Accident putting potato in drinkSMASH-UPDDown 1: Accident putting potato in drinkSMASHUPDDown 2: Prophet's spoken, which will be boringAUGERDDown 3: Be wary of your heading into lottery the wrong wayPUSSYFOOTDDown 4: 17 to dine in south London area, losing weightBEATRIXDDown 5: Tease husks from seedsCHAFFDDown 6: Strong boy held up by result of previous failureRESILIENTDDown 7: 17 to continuously make moneyMINTONDDown 8: Huge car partBUMPERDDown 14: Rhizome excessively climbing, way into outcropROOTSTOCKDDown 16: Decree nisi almost wrecked homeRESIDENCEDDown 18: Dress design, lining splitRAIMENTDDown 19: Blow instrument around noonBUNGLEDDown 20: Own crew on shipPOSSESSDDown 21: Busybody leader lacking leadership captured by uprising of NapoleonGOSSIPDDown 23: 17's horse carrying small figure, old birdSTEVEDDown 25: Half-doubtful misgivings, which may suggest hostility or peaceV SIGN