The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 28th April 2008 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 28th April 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Deal in contraband carried by road?TRAFFICAAcross 5: Accounts for everything being in knotsTALLIESAAcross 9: Become responsible for home and dogINCURAAcross 10: Remember right-on British artist putting diamonds round front of skull?REMINISCEAAcross 11: Guardian takes award by original Manchester quality paperPARCHMENTAAcross 12: Turn away vicar turning up in a sort of casual shirtAVERTAAcross 13: Bring up perfect son in dire semiRAISEAAcross 15: Schedule has changed; bet I'm late!TIMETABLEAAcross 18: Trick young competitorCONTENDERAAcross 19: Governor has to regret split with liberal resistanceRULERAAcross 21: Argue about dropping university's key grantAGREEAAcross 23: One looks after pigs when Reid's offSWINEHERDAAcross 25: Helps from time to time behind the scenesBACKSTAGEAAcross 26: Alas, the bag I left behind has mobile insideAGILEAAcross 27: Sally tries out keeping little post officeRIPOSTEAAcross 28: Attendant takes second note to hospital roomSTEWARDDDown 1: Mrs Gore when touring Romania in a day?TRIPPERDDown 2: Instrument has a key string carrying over 60% of soundACCORDIONDDown 3: Castle hard by Scottish riverFORTHDDown 4: Proper journalist took out the mistakesCORRECTEDDDown 5: Try to persuade casual worker to end contractTEMPTDDown 6: Warplane with red rose emblem?LANCASTERDDown 7: Child is to take legal actionISSUEDDown 8: Respect wild spiritSPECTREDDown 14: Teams take last two pies for break timeELEVENSESDDown 16: Cruel French showing no gratitude?MERCILESSDDown 17: Dancer has to bare all in free formBALLERINADDown 18: Room is yellowish after decorationCHAMBERDDown 20: Revolutionary leader called GingerREDHEADDDown 22: Review variety of hip-hop around the cityRECAPDDown 23: Shark heartlessly devoured fishSKATEDDown 24: Delete article in GaelicERASE