The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 22nd September 2003 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 22nd September 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Here's a part more designed for thin airRAREATMOSPHEREAAcross 8: I object about broadcasting and the pressMEDIAAAcross 9: Squeal repeatedly in prisonSINGSINGAAcross 11: Offensive in which no one takes partNOISOMEAAcross 12: Angry after survey shows unpleasant prospectEYESOREAAcross 13: Talk endlessly of the teacherRABBIAAcross 15: River rose -- possibly to fill it?RESERVOIRAAcross 17: Articles on negotiations about SpitheadTREATISESAAcross 20: Penny and I set off for the ski runPISTEAAcross 21: She'd love to help somehow, I assumed initiallyOPHELIAAAcross 23: Having our nose put out of joint is hard to bearONEROUSAAcross 25: Brawny American, sporting a curl, following MarkMUSCULARAAcross 26: Picture that is to provide setting for publicationIMAGEAAcross 27: Went dumbLEFTSPEECHLESSDDown 1: Pay mountaineer off on top of the RockiesREMUNERATIONDDown 2: More than one spoke of artist meeting girl on islandRADIIDDown 3: One who cuts up at a veil being drawn over military allianceANATOMISTDDown 4: Hands-on operator providing service on backstreet in FranceMASSEURDDown 5: Those manipulating the news lose power to bad 'unsSINNERSDDown 6: He grabs a stone with speedHASTEDDown 7: Managed company before becoming sour and bitterRANCOROUSDDown 10: French aristocrat senses trouble, initially showing complete lack of alarmFEARLESSNESSDDown 14: Abstainer leaving better building to find somewhere to get a drinkBEERHOUSEDDown 16: Get trained helpers in to fill the gapsREPLENISHDDown 18: Second policeman takes everything from a shellSCALLOPDDown 19: Rush to take care of punishmentSCOURGEDDown 22: Here in France in the outskirts of Le Touquet it is allowedLICITDDown 24: Say one's piece or brew teaORATE