The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 3rd August 2015 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 3rd August 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Phone feature increases valuesAPPRAISESAAcross 6: Second-rate auction item — dry piece of writingBLOTAAcross 8: Drink ruined a nice hatCHINATEAAAcross 9: Talk too much about one buccaneerPIRATEAAcross 10: Tomfoolery? Not for Civil Service leadersANTICSAAcross 11: Oldies at dance left aloneISOLATEDAAcross 12: Type of shoe, in a manner of speakingBROGUEAAcross 15: Unstretched? Not any more!NO LONGERAAcross 16: Gourmets prepared to give us recipeEPICURESAAcross 19: Dubious about name for mixed drinkSHANDYAAcross 21: Condemn poor scholar holding one backDENOUNCEAAcross 22: Phrase translated for mountain guideSHERPAAAcross 24: Slowly going round a sort of shedLEAN-TOAAcross 25: Heavy metal item damaged? Wait for deliveryLEAD TIMEAAcross 26: Endlessly examine pokerSTUDAAcross 27: Team thrills close friendsSIDEKICKSDDown 1: Very pale, like a bird?ASHENDDown 2: Piano finale up in the airPENDINGDDown 3: Choir members in cathedral to singALTOSDDown 4: Terminal position in society?STATIONDDown 5: Dramatist playing polo and chessSOPHOCLESDDown 6: Advantageous purchase provides pub with profitBARGAINDDown 7: Getting better, don't possibly include macho typesONTHEMENDDDown 13: What agents do about giftREPRESENTDDown 14: Wrong, or sure one's wrongERRONEOUSDDown 17: Bird with Kelly hit on the headCROWNEDDDown 18: Under fire, as nuts may beSHELLEDDDown 20: Space — it could be germ-freeASEPTICDDown 22: Drug found in fishing vesselSMACKDDown 23: Turning up with mother's catsPUMAS