The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 4th March 2005 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 4th March 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Specialists in worker managementAPICULTURISTSAAcross 10: Maiden could be described in too much detailOVERDRAWNAAcross 11: A creature more popular when clippedOTTERAAcross 12: A rebel one got out of bedRISERAAcross 13: These receivers used one phraseEARPHONESAAcross 14: Origin of neuralgia in Susie's infected cavitiesSINUSESAAcross 16: Previously husband of a countess? That's right!EARLIERAAcross 18: Duck and herons flying towards the landONSHOREAAcross 20: Country inn is a runner hereAUSTRIAAAcross 21: Guard seen changing overallsDUNGAREESAAcross 23: Middle Easterner to dine out after oneADENIAAcross 24: Score from "Concerto for Piano" (Tchaikovsky)NOTCHAAcross 25: Device for letting in single peopleTURNSTILEAAcross 26: Supplier of programmes for the corpsCHOREOGRAPHERDDown 2: Countrymen conserving the last British birdsPHEASANTSDDown 3: Tree cared about in Lebanon?CEDARDDown 4: Several sick rats on sinking shipLEAVERSDDown 5: An empty urn will rattleUNNERVEDDown 6: Hotlines to the Met OfficeISOTHERMSDDown 7: It's found in bronze giantTITANDDown 8: Writer of illicit love letters?CORRESPONDENTDDown 9: They keep naughty verses privatePRESERVATIVESDDown 15: Decoration worn to marchesSTOMACHERDDown 17: Tribesman is chosen to entertain artistISRAELITEDDown 19: Plate of select rollsELECTRODDown 20: A comfort when certain rumours startASSURERDDown 22: Take short, naturallyNATCHDDown 23: Writer of comic operas? Not rightAESOP