The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 20th August 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 20th August 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Superlatively poor connection to a TV programmeTHEWEAKESTLINKAAcross 9: Shakes those holding the weaponsQUIVERSAAcross 10: Screen watchdogMONITORAAcross 11: Tiny mites of 10 sat facing backwardsIOTASAAcross 12: About an expert at riding the waves getting to come to the top againRESURFACEAAcross 13: Censor lad mistakenly for being a lion tamerANDROCLESAAcross 14: Daniel wrote of retreating into the riverDEFOEAAcross 15: You and I, the Queen's employersUSERSAAcross 17: Is cry a bit unusual, smacking of self-indulgence?SYBARITICAAcross 20: Disobedient cat in revoltREBELLIONAAcross 22: Island copper goes round for suspectCORFUAAcross 23: Hesitation seen in exhausted reptileSERPENTAAcross 24: Noel, it is thought, is partly one of those who believes in top peopleELITISTAAcross 25: Head of order found, in error, the soup I'm stirringMOTHER SUPERIORDDown 1: Drink to Mexican spirit at dawnTEQUILASUNRISEDDown 2: Teed off, involving teams that were already thereEXISTEDDDown 3: Rinse some knitting for the sake of appearancesEMERSIONSDDown 4: Fictional knave with birdKESTRELDDown 5: Hebrew prophet, captured by clandestine army unit, is given some Indian foodSAMOSASDDown 6: Redhead follows student, one that's friendlessLONERDDown 7: Get less than 50% and still sound mighty pleased!NOTHALFDDown 8: Short meeting that was filmedBRIEFENCOUNTERDDown 14: Tell four to note the orderDIRECTIVEDDown 16: Ban imposed to bag more hashEMBARGODDown 17: Faster bird about to riseSWIFTERDDown 18: Headgear for group on French waterBANDEAUDDown 19: Stations to name in oneTERMINIDDown 21: Hanger-on finds shelter in front of churchLEECH