The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 17th February 2005 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 17th February 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Function roomCAPACITYAAcross 5: Telephone fuse?BLOWERAAcross 9: Bearing cold, accepting ordinary drugNARCOTICAAcross 10: Announced time for dessertSUNDAEAAcross 12: Where connections made, aces?POWERPOINTSAAcross 15: Grazing land called pasture, ultimatelyRANGEAAcross 17: Woman's release brings show of approval around middle of JulyOVULATIONAAcross 18: Old sports venue uses broadcast in order to follow passCOLOSSEUMAAcross 19: See 7ANGLEAAcross 20: Bush's offensive, unsightly prospect receiving no backing - a mistakeWARONTERRORAAcross 24: Movement getting a soldier into troubleADAGIOAAcross 25: See 1 downTHEORISTAAcross 26: Stuff the issue!MATTERAAcross 27: Chamberlain's vegetables captured by impressionist?APPEASERDDown 1: Kids stealing the gold, first one would question the official explanationCONSPIRACYDDown 2: Animal with bite holding message up, demanding shellfishPERIWINKLEDDown 3: Those with strain in voice, one being choked by endless workCHOIRDDown 4: Mathematical study to fix on in book with essayTRIGONOMETRYDDown 6: State positive European words maintained by TurnerLOUISIANADDown 7: As I've said, surely there's no reason to suspend this type of lensWIDEDDown 8: Main chain putting price right upREEFDDown 11: Tactical ploy where union has me put right with tuppenceONE-UPMANSHIPDDown 13: Those touching appear good among more elegant cluesFINGERTIPSDDown 14: One used to find value in calculus objective written up in cast ironINTEGRATORDDown 16: Former work with Latin in old languageERSTWHILEDDown 21: Slip away with greasy object to climb, heading for embarrassmentELOPEDDown 22: Spooner's peaceful wind, which is agriculturalFARMDDown 23: See 22CART