The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 22nd December 2004 There are 16 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 22nd December 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Eccentric styleCHARACTERAAcross 10: Poetess taking Doolittle and a little woman to court about non-drinker getting a tanningELIZAAAcross 11: See 13RIVERAAcross 12: Quiet graduate caught in adverse criticism: it happened beforeFLASH BACKAAcross 12: Quiet graduate caught in adverse criticism: it happened beforeFLASHBACKAAcross 13: The poetess is intrigued by a piper's activity at the watersideWHATWASAAcross 14: See 13HEDOINGAAcross 17: Man in Spain losing head in gameOMBREAAcross 19: See 13GODAAcross 20: See 13BYTHEAAcross 21: Grumbler at endless wild revel turned habitueGROUSERAAcross 22: See 10BARRETTAAcross 24: See 13PANDOWNINAAcross 26: Her Majesty, right or wrong!ERRORAAcross 28: Get up around noon and have a swillRINSEAAcross 29: Gone off in a neat blue convertibleUNEATABLEDDown 1: Mark of small vehicleSCARDDown 2: Flower for the girl's the Italian waySALVIADDown 3: Disturbing snores warn of need for a tight squeezeNARROWNESSDDown 4: Science fiction attacks turning up dead bodiesSTIFFSDDown 5: Having held forth, poor rep was in painPREACHEDDDown 6: See 10BETHDDown 7: One can make so big a mistake in marrying againBIGAMISTDDown 8: Tree covering second old boatBARKDDown 13: Mistaken initially, we rate our new get-upWRONGDDown 15: Brent's made peculiar exclusionsDEBARMENTSDDown 16: See 13GREATDDown 18: See 10BROWNINGDDown 19: Main urge to burst into flowerGERANIUMDDown 22: One against the bomb gets a flagBANNERDDown 23: Finally the first earl has to be carried up to dressENROBEDDown 24: Standard for king to stopPARKDDown 25: Old hands giving a signOMENDDown 27: See 13REED