The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 29th April 2005 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 29th April 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Opener caught - hubbub at the Tavern?CROWBARAAcross 5: Disagreeable resting place for creature at sea?CRABBEDAAcross 9: Half a signal from the subcontinentINDICAAcross 10: Ran around to that place and chattedBLETHEREDAAcross 11: Fakes a healthy looking colour to get hugged by boy leaving SpainCHARLATANSAAcross 12: Capital city a short distance to the westLIMAAAcross 14: Foreign city ventures sadly suffering a setback in the morningDAR ES SALAAMAAcross 18: Singer offering endless yuck, Western guy embracing chart successSLIMWHITMANAAcross 21: Female friend from Somerset town shedding many pounds externallyAUNTAAcross 22: Leaving behind public, a ruler on the rightOVERTAKINGAAcross 25: Undesirable feature of eg the Sixties once Love disappears?DECADENCEAAcross 26: 8 providing a recipe for foodPASTAAAcross 27: Female ravers send a man almost crazyMAENADSAAcross 28: Wine stockist runs out - initially order put backMOSELLEDDown 1: Secure report of a congregation that's little more than gross?CLINCHDDown 2: Town's ancient guy who must have been out of the arkOLDHAMDDown 3: Beastly male commanded individual to work hardBUCKLE DOWNDDown 4: Counter providing limited supply of Devonshire butterREBUTDDown 5: Dress requiring cash - men go wildCHEONGSAMDDown 6: A pitch full of grey dust?ASHYDDown 7: Something pointed - I am able to provide a defenceBARBICANDDown 8: D-day's arranged without a particular fighting force - bunch little good against Hitler!DADSARMYDDown 13: Single papa in difficulty? Offer some tips maybeLAGNIAPPESDDown 15: Once again devises outlet with external controlsREINVENTSDDown 16: Man's trapped bird in high water barrierASWAN DAMDDown 17: Clean out container on top - it's got a needle in itBINNACLEDDown 19: Pine for a Latin book in the Catholic churchMISSALDDown 20: Sort of cousin with name inscribed in stoneAGNATEDDown 23: The man drinks something alcoholic? The opposite - something wateryRHEUMDDown 24: Traditional book for bringing English tot upEDDA