The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 2nd February 2005 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 2nd February 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Familiarise Bill and Mary with one imprisonedACQUAINTAAcross 9: Slowly go to pieces on drug (was on horse)ERODEAAcross 10: Game - lose itSNAPAAcross 11: Military lines where contents of holster about to be takenTHESOLDIERAAcross 12: Drier around river bed workerTROWELAAcross 14: Fragrant smell, one demolishing toilet?LAVENDERAAcross 15: Describing river-dwelling animal? On lake, no chance!LOTTERYAAcross 17: Source of foam right inside cupBREAKERAAcross 20: Best part of smelly pimpleHIGH SPOTAAcross 20: Best part of smelly pimpleHIGHSPOTAAcross 22: One from a long way off following scent finds gunMUSKETAAcross 23: Vice president gains power, being corruptSPIROAGNEWAAcross 24: Part of a gun's targetBUTTAAcross 25: Gun, toy blowing head offRIFLEAAcross 26: Local nude manipulated the heart of you, to give you one?INNUENDODDown 1: Doctor in case or situationSCENARIODDown 2: Wind-up gun?BURPDDown 3: Gun first seized by force, not half!PISTOLDDown 4: Play which might feature Adam and Eve relaxing at home with their two beautiful children?OTHELLODDown 5: Gun done up with flame, nothing lessREVOLVERDDown 6: Infinite bliss and rains unexpected for such country folkJORDANIANSDDown 7: Desperate, permanently in KentSEVEREDDown 13: Spells temptation, given credit found in floatWITCHCRAFTDDown 16: I say, I say, I say, which gun fires several rounds without reloading?REPEATERDDown 18: Close of day happening with clue incompleteEVENTIDEDDown 19: Pattern for drawing gun, 149STENCILDDown 21: Offer the devil's work?IMPARTDDown 22: Weekend chore for male, overdue!MOWINGDDown 24: Office manager's short gunBREN