The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 20th January 2005 There are 18 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 20th January 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Brave doctor attends aggressive personMOHAWKAAcross 4: A sporting success claiming point very earlyAGE-OLDAAcross 9: Boring kind of 15FLATAAcross 10: One shouldn't put water on baby's head, given a basin tap's irregular temperatureANABAPTISTAAcross 11: So very acidic English countessSOPHIEAAcross 12: Roundest circles, as top in order?TONSUREDAAcross 13: After starter of bhaji and lime pickle, one of my colleagues stainedBLEMISHEDAAcross 15: Bond though may be queen?KNOTAAcross 16: Hospital maintained by one poundACHEAAcross 17: Soft white stuff's white side evens out in broadcastSWAN'S DOWNAAcross 17: Soft white stuff's white side evens out in broadcastSWANSDOWNAAcross 21: Cat's stomached musical delivery?HAIR BALLAAcross 21: Cat's stomached musical delivery?HAIRBALLAAcross 22: Design covered by canvas?INTENTAAcross 24: 15 that's prickly, European conclusionHAWSER BENDAAcross 25: Classically, bear right in AmericaURSAAAcross 26: 12'6" kind of 15CLINCHAAcross 27: Is pub after zero pressure consistent here?ISOBARDDown 1: Government office, one infiltrating factory's plantMILFOILDDown 2: Snag 15HITCHDDown 3: Kind of 15, the Guardian declaresWEAVERSDDown 5: Possibly 4 kind of 15?GRANNYDDown 6: Peacekeepers in nude got shot, shot easilyOUTGUNNEDDDown 7: Fool, perhaps, locked up?DESSERTDDown 8: 15 cut tramp in questionMATTHEW WALKERDDown 14: Title embracing word of enlightenment is greeting religious mentorMAHARISHIDDown 16: A charge account keeps Iraqi leader, as some Syrians would sayARAMAICDDown 18: Lift former carriage harbouring perfect, delicate creaturesNAIADESDDown 19: Twists, or kind of 15WINDSORDDown 20: Perhaps felt great, fertile not entirelyFABRICDDown 23: 2 kind of 15THUMB