The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 31st January 2005 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 31st January 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sink to the bottom of the barrelSCUTTLEAAcross 5: Gambler palms second jokerPUNSTERAAcross 10: Party held by the Italian heroIDOLAAcross 11: Study graceful model leaving church meetingCONFLUENCEAAcross 12: Rip off a coatFLEECEAAcross 13: Washes some vanilla under scullery tapLAUNDERSAAcross 14: Confuse sister and produce delayTARDINESSAAcross 16: Shouts at royal workersRANTSAAcross 17: Money held for BobFLOATAAcross 19: Surface line dropped into a breaking seaASTROTURFAAcross 23: Least common mark on strange sectSCARCESTAAcross 24: A 15 is a large numberMACRONAAcross 26: Becoming fit (almost)PRETTYWELLAAcross 27: See 1BUTTAAcross 28: Annul split about scienceRESCINDAAcross 29: I sorted out the compilers!EDITORSDDown 2: Sick tree is lopped outside a 15CEDILLADDown 3: Cut up about losing first 15TILDEDDown 4: Platform 50 has refurbished centreLECTERNDDown 6: Hesitate to say a thug is a 15UMLAUTDDown 7: Reliable firmSTEADFASTDDown 8: Clip a cuttingEXCERPTDDown 9: Language for me or a dog?ENGLISH SETTERDDown 15: Mark and girl seen with a judgeDIACRITICDDown 18: In Switzerland, if expelled from match, get pointsLUCERNEDDown 20: Grasped drink - bishop went firstRUMBLEDDDown 21: List of names includes "Love" and "Bird"ROOSTERDDown 22: African man says no to uprisingKENYANDDown 25: Old length of copper particleCUBIT