The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 2nd December 2004 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 2nd December 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Experienced when working among childrenSEASONEDAAcross 5: Rolled grassSPLIFFAAcross 9: Vain little man in the chemist'sBOOTLESSAAcross 10: Flask fixed to beltBOTTLEAAcross 11: Seized drug in Red Star shamblesARRESTEDAAcross 12: Fan demanding immediate victory?WINNOWAAcross 14: Goods sold by eg Victoria (Queen)?STATIONERYAAcross 18: They serve when right dart's been thrownBARTENDERSAAcross 22: Where Cheshire people breathe in?INHALEAAcross 23: Country concealing golden vistaPANORAMAAAcross 24: "Pleasure Gardens": 'tis unfinished Volume ITIVOLIAAcross 25: People seen struggling outside enclosureNEPALESEAAcross 26: Protect nurse travelling to SpainENSUREAAcross 27: Ambitious reform in SpartaASPIRANTDDown 1: Place for underground movementSUBWAYDDown 2: First-class meals on the trainABOARDDDown 3: Blinking stupid!OWLISHDDown 4: Festive period when dieters eat outEASTERTIDEDDown 6: Conditions for treating porosis with vanadiumPROVISOSDDown 7: My future bride is meant for meINTENDEDDDown 8: Roads on holiday routesFREEWAYSDDown 13: Daydreamers who'd be better looking at nightSTARGAZERSDDown 15: Sailors in the drinkABSINTHEDDown 16: Experienced composer makes recordsARCHIVESDDown 17: Built like a prison, but with holes in the fabricCELLULARDDown 19: African very much looking down on another countrySOMALIDDown 20: Brownie once approached artistCAMERADDown 21: Hidden talent misusedLATENT