The Guardian Cryptic AnswersThursday, 12th February 2004 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 12th February 2004. View the answers below.. All The Guardian Cryptic Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Saw mistake in the lady's cableHAWSERAAcross 5: Weed on arch bent over canal basinCHARLOCKAAcross 9: Tree in container seen in album, perhapsLABURNUMAAcross 10: Turn up rare set of ornamentsPARUREAAcross 11: Precise moment to stop racePOINTTOPOINTAAcross 13: Hebrew measure used by the PharaohsEPHAAAcross 14: Negotiate across catwalkTRANSACTAAcross 17: Gather in island dining room on returnASSEMBLEAAcross 18: Favourites return to stageSTEPAAcross 20: Free hours with teacher in schoolCHARTERHOUSEAAcross 23: Sudden exit from the airport?FLIGHTAAcross 24: Deliveries executed, but carried too farOVERDONEAAcross 25: Keep out of picklePRESERVEAAcross 26: Did he make hay in the RAF?TEDDERDDown 2: He designed a water containerADAMDDown 3: Dish for turning apples outSOUP PLATEDDown 4: Rank card in orderRANCIDDDown 5: Succeeded with the one act mother producedCAMETOTHETHRONEDDown 6: Right cricket ground applied first for confirmationAPPROVALDDown 7: Popular golfer, but somewhat slowLARGODDown 8: Account king gives to historianCHRONICLERDDown 12: He soon learns about solar patchAPTSCHOLARDDown 15: Put off for a while, like old socks?SUSPENDEDDDown 16: One who opposed something, or supportsOBJECTORDDown 19: Game to saucy princeRUPERTDDown 21: Speaks angrily about gearsRAGESDDown 22: Previously at churchONCE