The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 28th July 2008 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 28th July 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Water supply (bottled) showing little sign of ageingWELL-PRESERVEDAAcross 10: Red rose screwed into a screenREREDOSAAcross 11: First-class tax company backed by Augustus's sisterOCTAVIAAAcross 12: Open fire? Don't start one!INGLEAAcross 13: Fruit in broken crate with nine outsideNECTARINEAAcross 14: Long-suffering person reveals cot is brokenSTOICAAcross 16: On top of too much fibbing?OVERLYINGAAcross 18: Unfinished poetry attracts bewildered bores, we seeOBSERVERSAAcross 19: I keep dry during the party againDITTOAAcross 20: More malts must be brewed in a swirlMAELSTROMAAcross 23: Love to tuck into a drink, be it Noir or GrigioPINOTAAcross 24: Unsophisticated virginNATURALAAcross 25: Mailer's conversion to fidelityREALISMAAcross 26: Unfold the plots at Chelsea each year?FLOWERGARDENSDDown 2: eg registered undertakings, which could be shockingEGREGIOUSDDown 3: Put up in the gatekeeper's houseLODGEDDown 4: Here's a sticky substance, so rinse correctlyRESINDDown 5: Very hot days for cricket officials in church? On the contrarySCORCHERSDDown 6: Having lank hair? Try uplifting oil, one has directedRATTAILEDDDown 7: Short stanza read in a golden voiceENVOIDDown 8: Old crooner embraces rain and storm when looking for new ideasBRAINSTORMINGDDown 9: Enjoy oneself playing a hot video gameHAVE A GOOD TIMEDDown 15: Extractor throws broken rock on top of prison officerCORKSCREWDDown 16: Person who reverses decision to go above the leaderOVERRULERDDown 17: Object under canvas keeps one workingINTENTIONDDown 21: Glorify former wife with fortune coming upEXTOLDDown 22: She is married and has song for solo voiceMARIADDown 23: Paid about a pound for a tartan patternPLAID