The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 15th April 2002 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 15th April 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: I? Insane, mad and moronic?ASININEAAcross 5: Said to be hiding before first of spectacular robberiesHOLDUPSAAcross 10: Beginning to pull, drag and pushPLUGAAcross 11: Drive to emasculate Alastair Campbell, perhapsSPIN DOCTORAAcross 12: Cad's outrageous retortROTTERAAcross 13: I'd love subsequently to become a passionate admirerIDOLATERAAcross 14: Smutty, somewhat offensive and blue, perhapsOFF-COLOURAAcross 16: Steals instruments, we hearLOOTSAAcross 17: Reconstructed Roman villaMANORAAcross 19: Senior politician sets out to workSTATESMANAAcross 23: I scorned corrupt judgeCONSIDERAAcross 24: Disturb alien spaceshipROCKETAAcross 26: Help unhappy Cassie to accept StanASSISTANCEAAcross 27: Sport in state of collapseRUINAAcross 28: Leaders of avant-garde love unconventional media and theatreALMEIDAAAcross 29: Madonna, for example, has drinks with sailorPOPSTARDDown 2: Push bad privatisationSELL OFFDDown 2: Push bad privatisationSELLOFFDDown 3: Dark, misshapen thingNIGHTDDown 4: Horrible snot starts to run in left part of noseNOSTRILDDown 6: Bond villain's bit of casual workODD-JOBDDown 7: Perhaps Saddam Hussain, Milosevic and Castro mingled with leaders of international trade delegationDICTATORSDDown 8: Plan piece of school workPROJECTDDown 9: Anyhow, in brief, guilt's a waste of timeFILIBUSTERINGDDown 15: Vexed by loud anger in heated exchangeCROSSFIREDDown 18: Topless partying causes excitement!AROUSALDDown 20: Ruin poor Ted in crashTORPEDODDown 21: A terrible crime initially appalled the USAMERICADDown 22: Some screed I tediously correctedEDITEDDDown 25: Makes better kippersCURES