The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 22nd April 2005 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 22nd April 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Overbearing poet gets disc manufacturedDESPOTICAAcross 5: Queen, known to be dead, wrapped in British flagBANNERAAcross 9: Nowadays, clothed and buttonholedADDRESSEDAAcross 11: VIP to carry honour backMOGULAAcross 12: Enduring wish to retain supportLONG-STANDINGAAcross 12: Enduring wish to retain supportLONGSTANDINGAAcross 15: Long to ventilate hideoutLAIRAAcross 16: Democrat leader is given to characteristic cheekDISRESPECTAAcross 18: Unusually simple diet for drivers to keep toSPEED LIMITAAcross 19: Eastern Church has nothing to imitateECHOAAcross 21: Nearly means a Bible story, which is unrivalledINCOMPARABLEAAcross 24: King George with letter written in Greek for little MargaretGRETAAAcross 25: Unknown object makes stomach almost turn insideTHINGUMMYAAcross 26: Rodney could be in that placeYONDERAAcross 27: Refer to in policyINSTANCEDDown 1: Beloved one involved in bloodstained risingDEARDDown 2: For that reason, the prosecutor calls for fizzy waterSODADDown 3: King of the Fairies, in the main a sober oneOBERONDDown 4: It's meaningless in character so long as it's about tinINSIGNIFICANTDDown 6: Rebuke had Simon reelingADMONISHDDown 7: Carelessness of new companion starting to open dressing gownNEGLIGENCEDDown 8: Earth on limb in part that makes footballers go downRELEGATIONDDown 10: Will, a deed half-completed, needing an endingDETERMINATIONDDown 13: Guns by hill going off in confusionBLUSHINGLYDDown 14: A guard with passion on showFIRE SCREENDDown 14: A guard with passion on showFIRESCREENDDown 17: Head of aquarium to check market for waterADAMSALEDDown 20: Rudeness is unimportantSLIGHTDDown 22: Sign is functioning, keeping me concealedOMENDDown 23: A kind faceTYPE