The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 20th August 2012 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 20th August 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: More sensible to admit old man is a philanderer?WOMANISERAAcross 8: King with something to sit on — up to nowSO FARAAcross 8: King with something to sit on — up to nowSOFARAAcross 9: Fixed bet involving woman bedding duke in possible romantic encounterBLIND DATEAAcross 10: Snake in charge of jellyASPICAAcross 12: Flight from earth to space for a changeESCAPEAAcross 13: Redesigned other map's symbolMETAPHORAAcross 14: Special fish makes small shiny decorationSPANGLEAAcross 17: South Africa in tasteless campaignCRUSADEAAcross 20: Strip girl of neckwearBANDANNAAAcross 22: With which to clean up nasty smell in the Home Counties?SPONGEAAcross 24: So-called hazard constituted by piece of meatSTEAKAAcross 25: Father making payments for housing and bringing up the kidsPARENTINGAAcross 26: Attracted to males and females, relative's an animal!BISONAAcross 27: Soldier maintaining exotic pad for provider of sexy entertainmentLAPDANCERDDown 1: Loads of pasta without parmesan at lastOODLESDDown 2: Support for cardinal holding a battered tinMAINTAINDDown 3: Instrument made by theologian during troubled lifeFIDDLEDDown 4: Second-rate editor with note given to setter on occasion of retirementBEDTIMEDDown 5: Drunk turning up with drink? It's an even chance!TOSS-UPDDown 5: Drunk turning up with drink? It's an even chance!TOSSUPDDown 6: Mother to set up mature plantMARIGOLDDDown 11: Celebrity hiding in Doctor's Tardis?STARDDown 15: Prairie-dwelling insect finds bananaPLANTAINDDown 16: Listened to advance unaccompaniedLONEDDown 18: No thug is beaten for making lots of noiseSHOUTINGDDown 19: Pester a mad antipodean to accept a period of fastingRAMADANDDown 21: After training, dog ran to intimidating womanDRAG ONDDown 21: After training, dog ran to intimidating womanDRAGONDDown 22: Fixed dodgy date in deserted subwaySTEADYDDown 23: River in which bands of criminals conceal drugGANGES