The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 27th August 2012 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 27th August 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Draw small sailing boatSKETCHAAcross 4: Student is barred from entire contestCOMPETEAAcross 9: To Iran via Barking, for a changeVARIATIONAAcross 10: Discourage TV serial killer, withholding kissDETERAAcross 11: Hodgson has a side, which is magnificent!ROYALAAcross 12: Sailor undoing a satin bowBOATSWAINAAcross 13: Permit freedom for poetLICENCEAAcross 15: Sailor returned to invade African nation that is an islandTOBAGOAAcross 17: Concentrating on camping?INTENTAAcross 19: Shake when stomach is pumped and milk is found in itSHUDDERAAcross 22: Revolutionary Basques steal beer? Fancy!ELABORATEAAcross 24: Choose to be chubbyPLUMPAAcross 26: Doorman skinned catOUNCEAAcross 27: Dessert, alcohol and feasts regularly causing slight corpulencePUDGINESSAAcross 28: Rubbish initially bunged in outbuildingGARBAGEAAcross 29: Section of Liebestod — generally heavy stuffSTODGEDDown 1: A few cut? Everyone's cut!SEVERALDDown 2: Almost beheaded at dawn?EARLYDDown 3: Space shuttle leaving base for difficult taskCHALLENGEDDown 4: Link continued briefly to have an effectCONTACTDDown 5: Avoiding indecency but ultimately lacking mannersMODESDDown 6: Genders at variance, no longer friendlyESTRANGEDDDown 7: Wayward queen's tiradeERRANTDDown 8: Quick-thinking doctor jumps into riverNIMBLEDDown 14: It holds things ancient or newCONTAINERDDown 16: Rude picture showing modelBLUEPRINTDDown 18: Poorly pirates walk wearilyTRAIPSEDDown 19: Agent crossing river flowing backwards fastSPEEDYDDown 20: Answer one puts on internet during scriptureRIPOSTEDDown 21: Take ages to fit inBELONGDDown 23: Nixon in China perhaps seeing first half of military manoeuvresOPERADDown 25: Dupe and depose leaders and cause huge changeUPEND