The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 3rd August 2020 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 3rd August 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Unsettle the frail old dictatorADOLF HITLERAAcross 9: Old stink journalist dug upEXHUMEDAAcross 10: Perfect time to get downPLUMAGEAAcross 11: He's smart to keep true line in dangerous surroundingsBRIGHTLADAAcross 12: The idiot dumping child for herHEIDIAAcross 13: French polish made partly from melaninELANAAcross 14: What the following numbers showWORDLENGTHAAcross 16: Criminal said much to show ability to acquire goldMIDAS TOUCHAAcross 19: Twice a year is enough for fatherPAPAAAcross 21: Sample is lacking the second time? That's a shockerTASERAAcross 22: Step up can be nasty when moving right to leftINCREMENTAAcross 24: Return once more with artist to where river is fallingNIAGARAAAcross 25: Love talking about trivial storiesIDOLISEAAcross 26: Give men lean stew for supperEVENINGMEALDDown 1: Aristocratic young couple needed to maintain the successionANHEIRANDASPAREDDown 2: Sexual attraction starts to overawe one meeting personal heroOOMPHDDown 3: Work of art showing priest in dog collarFIDELIODDown 4: Hung over, forgets name and gets delayedIMPEDEDDDown 5: Chuckles afterwards about awkward hugLAUGHTERDDown 6: Interpretation matters in books, for exampleREADING MATERIALDDown 7: One just starting to make extremely nice web incomeNEWBIEDDown 8: Female alien is hot; a thing that gets you going!FETISHDDown 15: Mean ruse perhaps needed to get online accessUSERNAMEDDown 16: Type of ritual practised before start of congress?MATINGDDown 17: Nice friend goes after old engineer for paperworkORIGAMIDDown 18: Carry empty grip on your bikeCYCLINGDDown 20: Woman compiling three articlesANTHEADDown 23: Call up first lady to get outside approvalEVOKE