The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 31st March 2003 There are 16 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 31st March 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Help to grab American's purseHANDBAGAAcross 5: Dad tried dancing and had funPARTIEDAAcross 9: Annoy Mrs Una E. Smith, saySURNAMEAAcross 10: Once police in Belfast start to tell one about disturbanceRUCTIONAAcross 11: Patrician, ultimately pessimist, and liberal European philosopherARISTOTLEAAcross 12: They will inherit from their sisterHEIRSAAcross 13: Nigel lost in Scottish townELGINAAcross 15: Tardy mail worried section of the MODADMIRALTYAAcross 17: Tracey's upset about her betrayalTREACHERYAAcross 19: Not the first to faint and behave theatrically!EMOTEAAcross 22: Girl without single item of headgearTIARAAAcross 23: Potassium nitrate and sodium chloride prized by soldiersSALTPETREAAcross 25: Nervously put in a line for marriageNUPTIALAAcross 26: We shall finally get on benefitsWELFAREAAcross 27: Mild chapCLEMENTAAcross 28: About half of spectators show appreciationRESPECTDDown 1: Prisoner has got crack and EcstasyHOSTAGEDDown 2: Tending to run about on grassNURSINGDDown 3: Bishop's final tiradeBLASTDDown 4: Dog fouled tea gardenGREAT DANEDDown 5: Essentially, peers must be reformedPER SEDDown 5: Essentially, peers must be reformedPERSEDDown 6: People nag Sir Ivor, perhapsRACE HORSEDDown 6: People nag Sir Ivor, perhapsRACEHORSEDDown 7: First in Information Technology, second in history, Latin and algebraINITIALDDown 8: Extremely dingy and unpleasant houseDYNASTYDDown 14: Fruit and nuts aren't niceNECTARINEDDown 16: Old ship has permission to be on riverMAYFLOWERDDown 17: Some thought it a nice shipTITANICDDown 18: Without sufficient warningEXAMPLEDDown 20: Atrocity causes visible angerOUTRAGEDDown 21: Mountain always initially engenders severe trepidationEVERESTDDown 23: Divided town in CroatiaSPLITDDown 24: Bars for central EuropeansPOLES