The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 2nd June 2003 There are 17 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 2nd June 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Hold animal with tight gripBEAR HUGAAcross 1: Hold animal with tight gripBEARHUGAAcross 5: Seems to be a quiet pair, reportedly coming to the pointAPPEARSAAcross 9: Pop led with right cunningly, having this kind of effectDOPPLERAAcross 10: In a significant way, but without skill!NOTABLYAAcross 11: Cut back for English firm in some confusionECONOMISEAAcross 12: Still at home with the Queen last nightINERTAAcross 13: Takes turns to have beefSTEAKAAcross 15: Not believing ices that I consumedATHEISTICAAcross 17: Clean home prepared for reptileCHAMELEONAAcross 19: Dickens' artful one has no right to cheatDODGEAAcross 22: Ladybird?MAVISAAcross 23: With lusty outsiders, we fight devious boxerFLYWEIGHTAAcross 25: Dive badly after a bishop appearedARRIVEDAAcross 26: In the Open, used to be exhaustedOUTWORNAAcross 27: Wants of French fathersDESIRESAAcross 28: Most macho of two items of underwearBRAVESTDDown 1: Plagues of animalsBADGERSDDown 2: In favour of taking a very quiet wanderAPPROVEDDown 3: Greeting male students with loveHELLODDown 4: Somehow get marine to developGERMINATEDDown 5: Get your gun, girl!ANNIEDDown 6: Frightened of becoming frozen?PETRIFIEDDDown 7: A doctor that is not contracted in the areaAMBIENTDDown 8: Good person's misplaced pity about to become stauncherSTYPTICDDown 14: Collapses suddenly after sleek turnKEELSOVERDDown 16: Sweetheart's hunt for insects' nestHONEYCOMBDDown 17: Order for business with 2,000 includedCOMMANDDDown 18: Parts of speech about brave Detective SergeantADVERBSDDown 20: Damned American pet has disappeared!DOGGONEDDown 21: Antiquated "C" in text rewrittenEXTINCTDDown 23: Declines passing fancies without a pointFADESDDown 24: Exceptionally wide, for exampleEXTRA