The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 21st January 2002 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 21st January 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Tony's cronies and New Lab start to ignore traditional practicesBLAIRITESAAcross 6: A large number of people coming round for teaASSAMAAcross 9: Put up with daughter's facial hairBEARDAAcross 10: UN intention to involve leader of opposition in complete agreementUNANIMOUSAAcross 11: Deconstructed her ideals with quiet authorityLEADERSHIPAAcross 12: Old coin is genuineREALAAcross 14: Soldiers became exhausted and retreatedRETIREDAAcross 15: Harbour no end of resentment, being one of the deprivedHAVE-NOTAAcross 17: Sailor King embraced by cardinal and queenMARINERAAcross 19: Handcuff and torture MacleanMANACLEAAcross 20: Cause to fall off buildingSHEDAAcross 22: Labour force goes to the fields; it makes them perspireSWEAT GLANDAAcross 25: Essex man's accent is, perhaps, phoney. 'E ain't sureESTUARINEAAcross 26: IRA, I'd say, can surrender riflesRAIDSAAcross 27: Girl with anorak, dugout and sealskin-covered canoeKAYAKAAcross 28: Jerk is backward, inferior, extremely lazy and cowardlyGUTLESSLYDDown 1: Pretty girl left in state of confusionBABELDDown 2: Gypsum and basalt are pulverisedALABASTERDDown 3: Bloody fish! (Misleading clue!)RED HERRINGDDown 4: Fresh dusters in a bundleTRUSSEDDDown 5: Abject Russian, perhaps, is on heroinSLAVISHDDown 6: Detectives tailing a tartACIDDDown 7: For example, Jagger's vocal soundSTONEDDown 8: Film with Grant and Monroe's last two characters is seen at ChristmasMISTLETOEDDown 13: Innovative reform of great V&AAVANT-GARDEDDown 14: Strange pickled paste on a kilo of meatRUMP STEAKDDown 16: Nuts are nicest parts of plantsNECTARIESDDown 18: Children's author is very rich, it's saidROWLINGDDown 19: Some meals and shelter for the poorestMEANESTDDown 21: Heartless Englishman shot the competitorsENTRYDDown 23: Dirty, untidy studyDUSTYDDown 24: Work in restaurant as kitchen maidTASK