The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 19th April 2004 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 19th April 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Break off communications because of a problemHANG-UPAAcross 1: Break off communications because of a problemHANGUPAAcross 5: What heartless mob tortured the furry creature?WOMBATAAcross 8: Put at the centre to make a conciliatory movePLACATEAAcross 9: When son, say, has first-class weaponASSEGAIAAcross 11: Confers about outside presence at journalists' meetingPRESS CONFERENCEAAcross 12: Queen drives round motorway with foreign rulerEMIRAAcross 13: TV channel carps about hospital drama in Manhattan buildingSKYSCRAPERAAcross 17: Deceptive ideals abandoned during Chinese dynastyMISLEADINGAAcross 18: In favour of a sailing boatPROAAAcross 20: Essentially, I alone can do short drive to find the artistLEONARDO DA VINCIAAcross 23: Sporting arena? It's a mud slip!STADIUMAAcross 24: Philosopher nearly joins royal personage in parlour activityMILKINGAAcross 25: Spirited wife is typical in such a caseFEISTYAAcross 26: Minority have gone away around North AmericaNONAGEDDown 2: Case I made out for schoolsACADEMIESDDown 3: Turfed out?GRASSYDDown 4: Poked around core material prepared earlierPRECOOKEDDDown 5: Wife and husband on far-off landing stageWHARFDDown 6: Before the skinflint goes to the front to say the 51st psalmMISEREREDDown 7: Judge abandons technical language - what a gas!ARGONDDown 8: Seasonal corn grinders?PEPPERMILLSDDown 10: Thawing the atmosphere on English holiday in topping settingICEBREAKINGDDown 14: Son joins many dons becoming a member of a church councilSYNODSMANDDown 15: Bringing up the issuePARENTINGDDown 16: Potter's product, note, is in scarce supplyCERAMICSDDown 19: Mythical kingdom where no volcanic material turns upAVALONDDown 21: Brought up estimated time of arrival? Run out and say something!ORATEDDown 22: One shows one's handDUMMY