The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 24th March 2014 There are 16 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 24th March 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Hurt, still lying about AmericaABUSEDAAcross 5: Office lays claim to letters receivedPOSTBAGSAAcross 9: Community site hosting university after workPOPULACEAAcross 10: Posh fur fit for purposeUSABLEAAcross 11: Leading renegades in the wrong directionSTARAAcross 12: Courier reinforces instructionsGUIDELINESAAcross 13: Former follower of fashion admits ambition to become cultivatedTENDEDAAcross 14: Old knight needs cunning in my kingdomMONARCHYAAcross 16: Mother's always going on, losing head after morning's overMATERNALAAcross 19: Flourishing faction taking bible to heartWAVINGAAcross 21: Holder used by schoolboy's pal: science freakPENCIL CASEAAcross 23: Press losing initial feeling of euphoriaRUSHAAcross 24: Ex-boxer showing lean legLISTONAAcross 25: Where pilot has received treatment?HOSPITALAAcross 26: Try to secure badly aged tilesHEADGEARAAcross 27: Old farmers longing to purchase ’ouseYEOMENDDown 2: Insect reported crawling up strongbox — take precautions!BEONTHESAFESIDEDDown 3: Old-fashioned duke raised to powerSQUAREDDDown 4: Clothing in tatters, academic kept going for agesDRAGGEDONDDown 5: Bonus — rep's sick mum receives onePREMIUMDDown 6: Eg gravy dish with bottom missingSAUCEDDown 7: Country's short queen gets portable heaterBRAZIERDDown 8: Very successful crew given fish as parting giftGOLDEN HANDSHAKEDDown 15: State what pregnant cow might produceNEW JERSEYDDown 17: Eager Conservative restrained by LeftEXCITEDDDown 18: Article penned by tragic king of Morocco, possiblyLEATHERDDown 20: Primarily, reason I've got dizzy?VERTIGODDown 22: Weapon carried by martial ancestorsLANCE