The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 6th January 2005 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 6th January 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Unfinished portrait upset John Lennon, for oneAIRPORTAAcross 5: Excessive joy at end of raveECSTASYAAcross 10: Old author ready for businessOPENAAcross 11: A builder in the yardSHIPWRIGHTAAcross 12: A perfume rising ...ASCENTAAcross 13: ... from Artemesia got Arran irritatedTARRAGONAAcross 14: What the chairman does on the bed!HEADBOARDAAcross 16: River heading southeast? Not trueFALSEAAcross 17: Spell differently the contents of 2SPASMAAcross 19: Room on liner for adventurous travellerSPACESHIPAAcross 23: Nutrient could be a lemon squashBONEMEALAAcross 24: Prisoner in China ...INMATEAAcross 26: ... cut gums using theseCHOPSTICKSAAcross 27: Dull short bookNUMBAAcross 28: A course for beginners?STARTERAAcross 29: A boat can hold it thus, perhapsINCENSEDDown 2: Stalemate comes when I'm past my bestIMPASSEDDown 3: Can Anglicans produce these coins?PENCEDDown 4: Dish to stir roundRISOTTODDown 6: Chicken causing a crowd disturbanceCOWARDDDown 7: Boats run in a smart fashionTRIMARANSDDown 8: Trains for the troops at the zooSCHOOLSDDown 9: Imagine place without a cinemaPICTURE PALACEDDown 15: Disease, which could bring about a change of colourDISTEMPERDDown 18: One saw future benefit in proclamationPROPHETDDown 20: Some tinted spectacles have acrylic rims, only they must be redCRIMSONDDown 21: This sum formed a link with CorinthISTHMUSDDown 22: The focal point of recent reformCENTREDDown 25: Different names for church propertyMANSE