The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 1st March 2004 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 1st March 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Film director (not Hill) taking a trip on the Thames with Age Concern?MIDLIFECRISISAAcross 10: Appendage is small and utter dragLITTLE TOEAAcross 11: Subsequent consumer sale returns one disregardedLATERAAcross 12: Foundling an artist depicted in a hovelSTRAYAAcross 13: Drunk soldier on return promises to be keen to see actionLITIGIOUSAAcross 14: They say sound of lion's in sync, maybe, but a bit thinSCRAWNYAAcross 16: Lie about Charlie found with some cocaine?RECLINEAAcross 18: Mark left after Gunners' hectic routineRAT RACEAAcross 20: Letters in reply insult an Arab leader and his wife?SULTANAAAcross 21: March sees primroses opening and go to ruinGOOSE STEPAAcross 23: Former heavyweight Bomber's single defenceALIBIAAcross 24: Lily's destiny is with you and meLOTUSAAcross 25: Decipher language of drunken, lean tartsTRANSLATEAAcross 26: Popular event to Germany's young?INEXPERIENCEDDDown 2: Explain why the Italian team's ready in ParisINTERPRETDDown 3: Sweet moneyLOLLYDDown 4: Very severely overweight friendFATALLYDDown 5: Reinstate half the Conservatives? God!CREATORDDown 6: One book, with curious lilac cover, is senselessILLOGICALDDown 7: Start to score at the crease - then test opener's run outINTRODDown 8: Order to fight leads to disorder in the ranks?CLASS STRUGGLEDDown 9: Exorcised man's about to be interrogatedCROSSEXAMINEDDDown 15: Toned down hanky-panky for women!WEAKERSEXDDown 17: There's no motion to maintain disunited SpainINANIMATEDDown 19: Licence included to rent it leaseholdENTITLEDDown 20: Pianos are heard playing with singersSOPRANIDDown 22: Regularly ring for daily directionsOFTENDDown 23: Top clergyman's serious transgressionARSON