The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 23rd August 2010 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 23rd August 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Instrument almost given to woman with anotherHARMONICAAAcross 10: Unsophisticated Romania — yuk!ROUGHAAcross 11: Protection for plant in fieldPADDOCKAAcross 12: King's awful sin with fruit of consanguinityKINSHIPAAcross 13: Thing for hanging old surrounded by smellNOOSEAAcross 14: Spurs foul pants and trousersPLUS FOURSAAcross 16: Kind of fat and portly aunt sued a doctorPOLYUNSATURATEDAAcross 19: Green welcomes river creature in storyNARRATIVEAAcross 21: Animal caught by sailor IshmaelLORISAAcross 22: Former convict in mansion produces riflePILLAGEAAcross 23: Difficult to find answer in parliamentary records?HANSARDAAcross 24: Sort of word specially coined to describe Presbyterian, sayNONCEAAcross 25: Cold claims ragamuffin not popular with ex-PMCHURCHILLDDown 1: How to pay for piece of fried potato, mixed dip and nanCHIPANDPINDDown 2: Wind trapping simple energy sourceCRUDE OILDDown 3: Ill-tempered doctor dreadfully soreMOROSEDDown 4: Moment for credit?TICKDDown 5: Uninspiring claret served to suppress brood's uprisingLACKLUSTREDDown 6: Change over of umpires rejected after run taken by BrownTRANSFERDDown 7: Pressure on Hutus' unusual languagePUSHTUDDown 8: Beat wife on side of bottomWHIPDDown 14: Pass water round clients poorly with plaguePESTILENCEDDown 15: Teams go off riding thus?SIDESADDLEDDown 17: How to catch girl with things to sell?UNAWARESDDown 18: Porpoise's head eaten by land animalTERRAPINDDown 20: Show mercy in spiritual lesson prior to fastRELENTDDown 21: Promoters of co-operation in networked madnessLUNACYDDown 22: Boat to bet on?PUNTDDown 23: Pull in student accommodation reportedlyHAUL