The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 21st February 2000 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 21st February 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Quality work done by southern chap in boatsCRAFTSMANSHIPAAcross 10: A bore takes one drink and goes nativeABORIGINEAAcross 11: He came over to take part in a small dramatic sketchCAMEOAAcross 12: Little girl in hat was done forHADITAAcross 13: Talking rubbish compels use of bigger binGIBBERINGAAcross 14: Mum takes right entrance to seaside resortMARGATEAAcross 16: Church girl in wonderland finds communion vesselCHALICEAAcross 18: Little rod catches baby frogTADPOLEAAcross 20: Staying upset is gloomySTYGIANAAcross 21: As usual, May courts disasterCUSTOMARYAAcross 23: Teach teacherCOACHAAcross 24: I bail out, saying I was somewhere elseALIBIAAcross 25: Get moving! Don't appear moribund!LOOKALIVEAAcross 26: Commercial vines met trade disruptionADVERTISEMENTDDown 2: Asked again for Queen to return before requestedREORDEREDDDown 3: Pass off as valuable when love's within graspFOISTDDown 4: Flashing lead holds roof tileSHINGLEDDown 5: Harsh to have a Serb, they say, in chargeACERBICDDown 6: Amanuensis reveals headless Mary mystery firstSECRETARYDDown 7: I am bipedal, having poetic feetIAMBIDDown 8: Euclid, for example, met a match in A1 formMATHEMATICIANDDown 9: French kiss not to be taken seriously?TONGUE-IN-CHEEKDDown 15: Express regret for driving VW with soldier into choppy seaAPOLOGISEDDown 17: O, it ain't 'im juggling; it ain't realIMITATIONDDown 19: Soft gold carried by the Spanish and French is used for shoulder ornamentEPAULETDDown 20: Crafty curs! They know more then they're tellingSLYDOGSDDown 22: "Spotted", said the spider without hesitationSPIEDDDown 23: Mascot takes tea with the MarinesCHARM