The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 2nd May 2022 There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 2nd May 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: DNA playing part catching armed robberBANDITAAcross 4: Many appeared before Arthur's courtCAMELOTAAcross 9: Report may serve short-termTEMPORARYAAcross 10: In France I get discontented wife large gemstoneJEWELAAcross 11: Finished receiving commercial successHADITAAcross 12: Post-lunch get a paper, nobody around to hamper readingAFTERNOONAAcross 13: Exhausted, having ridden a stormDRAINEDAAcross 15: Dangerous obstacle has the Italian horse retiringLETHALAAcross 17: Get the better of inappropriate comedianOUTWITAAcross 19: Huge admiration expressed for birdsOSPREYSAAcross 22: Blame left's incompetence, with election finally lostLIABILITYAAcross 24: Long film got abridged for releaseLET GOAAcross 26: Queen's broken toe is tenderQUOTEAAcross 27: Carry on, leaving after quick look backKEEP GOINGAAcross 28: Team always has large number followingEVERTONAAcross 29: Taken plenty turning over both of 18's banksSTOLENDDown 1: Made a mess of the cod, awfully black on topBOTCHEDDDown 2: American actor, Matt, becomes a drifterNOMADDDown 3: Kind to yield immediately? Not sure!IDONTKNOWDDown 4: Oddly curvy stalactite's 40% quartzCRYSTALDDown 5: Key officerMAJORDDown 6: Further shortage in cheap beer causes group despondencyLOWMORALEDDown 7: Story books make a special giftTALENTDDown 8: Difficult crossing area with unknown dangerHAZARDDDown 14: Much better having unexpected U-boat victory described by expertACUTABOVEDDown 16: Leading thinker's work on female brilliance is outstandingTOP-FLIGHTDDown 16: Leading thinker's work on female brilliance is outstandingTOPFLIGHTDDown 18: Become more involved with semi-empathic understandingTHICKENDDown 19: Orthodoxy generally includes a common elementOXYGENDDown 20: No thugs mess with this weaponSHOTGUNDDown 21: Turning pale, question filling for dental problemPLAQUEDDown 23: Clumsy, spilling pint over partner at the tableINEPTDDown 25: Robber's first into cash register, getting high-pitched soundTRILL