The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 28th March 2005 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 28th March 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Author of another, wittier precis: ie deleted mid-afternoonSCRIPTWRITERAAcross 8: Small volume of natural scent is all right to allowBOOKLETAAcross 9: Sodium smell developingNASCENTAAcross 11: Give the job of turning into a couple of pages firstAPPOINTAAcross 12: Water required in awfully dry heatHYDRATEAAcross 13: Decreases the clubsIRONSAAcross 14: Paying too much council tax?OVERRATEDAAcross 16: Fascinated by something written out in legal formENGROSSEDAAcross 19: Police start excavating the thicketCOPSEAAcross 21: Do the same with bird, a variety of tealEMULATEAAcross 23: Up in armsRAMPANTAAcross 24: German cake lost out to the French numberSTOLLENAAcross 25: Old French coin found on winding road in the countryECUADORAAcross 26: Fresh judgement about fools by men in the streetREASSESSMENTDDown 1: Sign that the creature's tail was dockedSCORPIODDown 2: Gets better exchanges in courtRALLIESDDown 3: Requests little of the French in so unusual an orderPETITIONSDDown 4: Give a lift to countrywomen joining new churchWINCHDDown 5: One of us with privileged informationINSIDERDDown 6: Graceful eagle flying to empty nestELEGANTDDown 7: Harsh manner is overcome in an act of courageABRASIVENESSDDown 10: Those in the forefront of fashion are inclined to adopt right sort of dogsTRENDSETTERSDDown 15: Those being assigned bills are seen wandering round the country mostlyENDORSEESDDown 17: Clues go haywire for "sugar"GLUCOSEDDown 18: They prophesy that nothing's left in surrounding tribesORACLESDDown 19: Have quiet words with the groupCOMMUNEDDown 20: Quietly left to check the commendationPLAUDITDDown 22: That Bond fellow -- one taken in by a birdERNIE