The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 7th April 2003 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 7th April 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: An assault involved one replacing you, it's said, as the aggressorASSAILANTAAcross 10: Leave after French friend finds a Spanish oneAMIGOAAcross 11: Seafood used to make curves round the edgeSCALLOPAAcross 12: They are the end of the line for interim alterationsTERMINIAAcross 13: Donkey losing its head in a whirlEDDYAAcross 14: Become an authority on a Spice Isle, perhapsSPECIALISEAAcross 15: Quarrels about a king's chargesTARIFFSAAcross 17: Cause a capital lossEXECUTEAAcross 19: Coverage of model, plus theoryUPHOLSTERYAAcross 22: Refer to it in churchCITEAAcross 23: Any small number first for the matchTWOSOMEAAcross 24: Report has it that Mrs Blair's husband gets loveCHERISHAAcross 26: The honour initially seems empty, but carries a lot of weightOBESEAAcross 27: Henry came round to sign note on environmentally sensitive speciesCHAMELEONDDown 1: Type of weapon that could ruin the service firstMASSDESTRUCTIONDDown 2: Man's man, perhapsISLANDERDDown 3: Account makes bishop sickBILLDDown 4: Lay claim to some of the woodwind, or other instrumentsBAGPIPESDDown 5: Still playing Act 1 on the streetSTATICDDown 6: A crowned head, poetically in motion?LAUREATEDDown 7: Testing place for two-piece ensembleBIKINIDDown 8: Moving call?MOBILETELEPHONEDDown 16: Birdman disturbed once between riversFALCONERDDown 17: Brussels official finds carer outEUROCRATDDown 18: One line in vague duties could be put to some purposeUTILISEDDDown 20: Also coming up the girl's noseHOOTERDDown 21: The new church is from that directionTHENCEDDown 25: Happening not to finish levelEVEN