The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 23rd August 2004 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 23rd August 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Try to keep a wife with diamonds cheap and showyTAWDRYAAcross 4: Being sworn at, Edward takes a busABUSEDAAcross 9: Wise men will link mother with US soldierMAGIAAcross 10: European pawnbroker is openly criticalDUTCH UNCLEAAcross 11: Courage often needed by a babyBOTTLEAAcross 12: Gossips bound to discuss one's work inopportunelyTALK SHOPAAcross 13: Option converted to silenceSELECTIONAAcross 15: Browbeats late home-comers?COWSAAcross 16: Throaty sound made by seamstressAHEMAAcross 17: Draw old hat on wifeSTALEMATEAAcross 21: Polish perhaps, in so many wordsLANGUAGEAAcross 22: Well-balanced girlfriendSTEADYAAcross 24: To assume control, chat with a Greek in disguiseTAKE CHARGEAAcross 25: Cat's-paw brings back the spoilsTOOLAAcross 26: Holding stream back inside sand pileTENUREAAcross 27: Car you can't take with youESTATEDDown 1: Worry about robe, half removed, seen in gardenTEA ROSEDDown 2: Head of school breaks up scrap in card gameWHISTDDown 3: What makes me trade in beef and lamb?RED MEATDDown 5: See hole almost visible in the sackBEHOLDDDown 6: Most darns will come apart in such violent weatherSANDSTORMDDown 7: Blobs requiring model to have operationsDOLLOPSDDown 8: Quiet centre houses gallery using latest technologySTATE-OF-THE-ARTDDown 14: Always young like LaurelEVERGREENDDown 16: Resolute social worker follows a motherADAMANTDDown 18: Lends an ear to 51 gunsLISTENSDDown 19: Larva, something small and uprightTADPOLEDDown 20: A metal ring was found on herWASHERDDown 23: In a sex trap, it's unnecessaryEXTRA