The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 20th July 2009 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 20th July 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Translate Parsee books and letter into new languageESPERANTOAAcross 10: Rod is an old unit of measurementPERCHAAcross 11: Disgusting old boy's display of unseemly behaviourOBSCENEAAcross 12: Speaks contemptuously about Irish whiskies?SPIRITSAAcross 13: Old bird's odd, misshapen eggDODOAAcross 14: Makes Mark call partnerBRANDNAMESAAcross 15: Citizen Kane's enigmatic pronouncement bored us terriblyROSEBUDAAcross 17: Manage tearawayPULL-OFFAAcross 19: Instrument with a lens and tiny compassMICROSCOPEAAcross 22: Broadcast old king's dirty grinLEERAAcross 23: Heavenly body troubles sailorDOG STARAAcross 24: Now blog can be a weaponLONGBOWAAcross 26: Frenchman and wife begin againRENEWAAcross 27: Kentish Town chap beloved by JaneROCHESTERDDown 1: Inferior progressive school, now defunctSECONDARYMODERNDDown 2: Chapters consisting of half-finished letters and poemsEPISODESDDown 3: Wild, bare Scottish hillsideBRAEDDown 4: Finished houses are made pleasingENDEAREDDDown 5: Decline in the Dow or SensexWORSENDDown 6: Voluntary unit captured by irregular platoonOPTIONALDDown 7: In the north the game is supported by many and is commonplaceTRUISMDDown 8: Cupboards full of underwear?CHESTSOFDRAWERSDDown 16: Bangor sounds as if it might be a thriving placeBOOM TOWNDDown 16: Bangor sounds as if it might be a thriving placeBOOMTOWNDDown 17: Place in which work united the common peoplePOPULACEDDown 18: Left a bit of food, having a dental problemOVERBITEDDown 20: Convincing man to support companyCOGENTDDown 21: Copper''s uncommon poisonCURAREDDown 25: Man named for refusal to take railwayNOEL