The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 23rd August 2021 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 23rd August 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Criminal crossing mink with a polecatKLEPTOMANIACAAcross 8: Country has organised crime within its bordersAMERICAAAcross 9: Will and Harry, but not quite Diana?PRINCESAAcross 11: Catch sight of Cinders dancingDISCERNAAcross 12: Topic of citizen in a monarchySUBJECTAAcross 13: Play back recording, including kiss for someone far from homeEXPATAAcross 14: Breathes in dodgy parasitesASPIRATESAAcross 16: They write baroque poems in heartless coversCOMPOSERSAAcross 19: More old paintings rejectedEXTRAAAcross 21: Check out chief of police in hexapodINSPECTAAcross 23: Weary sexy chap stripped — just toplessEXHAUSTAAcross 24: Ship having its mast and sails overwhelmed by destinyFRIGATEAAcross 25: More luxurious, like Sir Dicky!SILKIERAAcross 26: Dine out with coppers, restricting study for freedomINDEPENDENCEDDown 1: Joint drink partyKNEESUPDDown 2: I have brought up depression, to be clearEVIDENTDDown 3: Cost of travelling coach sounds reasonableTRAIN FAREDDown 4: Miserly old person, evidently scammed to begin with, is upsetMOPESDDown 5: Fix pub providing service found on the high streetNAILBARDDown 6: Old-fashioned inheritance excluded heirANCIENTDDown 7: Cloth handbag at first could be ranked most importantHANDKERCHIEFDDown 10: Upsetting a fascist party in power is acceptableSATISFACTORYDDown 15: Had group that's armed Isis held every now and thenPOSSESSEDDDown 17: Neglect one on purposeMISSIONDDown 18: Manage to give a speech about gym sessionOPERATEDDown 19: Trim tech billionaire's statusECHELONDDown 20: Bullish stimulantTAURINEDDown 22: Compiler's back in the 12THEME