The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 23rd July 2012 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 23rd July 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Politician involved in smear goes to earth in usual hangoutSTAMPING GROUNDAAcross 9: Artist with US band has trademark shirtREMBRANDTAAcross 10: A doctor's bitten by oddly mean snakeMAMBAAAcross 11: Knock up cradle with hardwoodBIRCHAAcross 12: Animals long kept in pens hate going outELEPHANTSAAcross 13: I'd take on student having seen disastrous results ending in lazinessIDLENESSAAcross 14: Poor Master BrookSTREAMAAcross 17: Bother to come back and fire French foremanGAFFERAAcross 19: Biscuit Mum takes Joey in prisonMACAROONAAcross 22: Demoted Socialist member dined inRELEGATEDAAcross 24: Ready to fightSET-TOAAcross 25: Task I've managed partly to get out of doingSKIVEAAcross 26: River is liability without oxygen, being full of toxinsPOISONOUSAAcross 27: The Tate, for example, has painting and really good sculpturePICTURE GALLERYDDown 1: BBC bring us production on career for cleanerSCRUBBING BRUSHDDown 2: Senior officer takes Russian vehicle up to orbit space stationADMIRALDDown 3: Change coming over arch-criminal, perhaps?PERCHANCEDDown 4: No point having feeling without meaningNONSENSEDDown 5: About time! Pull up at the side of the roadGUTTERDDown 6: Get up and go very fast, heading offOOMPHDDown 7: Chosen one's born without honour at homeNOMINEEDDown 8: Average man with debt gets crafty in a mean wayPARSIMONIOUSLYDDown 15: Dodgy mushroom with toast's keeping daughter bent over toiletTOADSTOOLDDown 16: Hanging back to see old bird get fish after diving, initiallyDAWDLINGDDown 18: Pitched to cool independent film directorFELLINIDDown 20: Open University book includes chapter as a resultOUTCOMEDDown 21: Puts active alternative to lethargySTUPORDDown 23: Welcome to get soldiers inGREET