The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 4th May 2009 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 4th May 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: What lies behind actor's kerfuffle with linesSCENERYAAcross 5: Hiatus in circuit comprising low and high pointsPIT STOPAAcross 10: Mediocre bazaarFAIRAAcross 11: Cheer as extra ale's dished out around HawaiiEXHILARATEAAcross 12: Thoroughfare, one lined with greenerySTREETAAcross 13: Exotic place, a land bustling in springtimeMANDALAYAAcross 14: Ministers dodging emergency left SpainCLERGYMENAAcross 16: Good man worried Victoria for oneSTATEAAcross 17: Mid morning's no flipping goodAMONGAAcross 19: Capsized coaster is cut offOSTRACISEAAcross 23: Silver to be found here? That's novelTREASUREAAcross 24: Obsequious way to address Her Majesty within Surrey's bordersSMARMYAAcross 26: Nitwit rejected advice as "froth"CUCKOOSPITAAcross 27: Reportedly flog vegetableBEETAAcross 28: Most embarrassed as pressman died in loungeREDDESTAAcross 29: She caters for army with regular feastsHOSTESSDDown 2: After discussion, Grant's given up possessionCHATTELDDown 3: Bottle that's never brokenNERVEDDown 4: Tricky manoeuvre for astronauts to attempt, never having gone up beforeREENTRYDDown 6: See 23ISLANDDDown 7: Channel Island painters upset about model's tauntingSARCASTICDDown 8: How beans may be served? Not so at BarkingONTOASTDDown 9: Workers traditionally needing wash after brush up?CHIMNEYSWEEPSDDown 15: Searched hard, being tormented about answerRANSACKEDDDown 18: Run into returning succession of folk after striking university tentMARQUEEDDown 20: Careless motorist leaving motorway for foodRISOTTODDown 21: One politician accompanying Queen on board smiles coylySIMPERSDDown 22: Magicians' trick knocked out panellistsJURORSDDown 25: Religious sailor and Anglican leader abandoning shipABBOT