The Guardian Quick Answers - Monday, 24th December 2007 There are 26 across clues and 28 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Monday, 24th December 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quick AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 12: DutifulnessOBEDIENCEAAcross 13: FA Cup Final hymnABIDEWITHMEAAcross 14: Singer, 1935-77ELVISAAcross 15: Faithful assistantACOLYTEAAcross 16: InfantilePUERILEAAcross 17: ThoroughCAREFULAAcross 18: DroolSLOBBERAAcross 20: Comrade of Porthos and AramisATHOSAAcross 22: Something bovine above criticism?SACRED COWAAcross 25: Religious picture on a wooden panelICONAAcross 26: Well I never!REALLYAAcross 28: Oz dittyWALTZINGMATILDAAAcross 30: Needle caseETUIAAcross 33: Send packingOUSTAAcross 34: KookaburraLAUGHING JACKASSAAcross 38: Middle of a bee, for exampleTHORAXAAcross 39: PaceSTEPAAcross 40: Spain's southernmost regionANDALUSIAAAcross 41: Transfer - area of authorityREMITAAcross 42: Taiwan, formerlyFORMOSAAAcross 43: Sling your hook!GETLOSTAAcross 45: Farthest - to the highest degreeEXTREMEAAcross 47: Gosh, I'm tired!HEIGHHOAAcross 48: OutNOTINAAcross 49: Relating to or denoting a mood of verbs expressing What is imagined or wished or possibleSUBJUNCTIVEAAcross 50: Thousands of yearsMILLENNIADDown 1: Small, UNLIKE THIS!LOWERCASEDDown 2: Rodent - fur - hat - glove - cloth - junior ScoutBEAVERDDown 3: Final oscular act?KISS OF DEATHDDown 4: Line used to draw in a sailONCALLDDown 5: Tool - one wasn't (anag)TENONSAWDDown 6: She rode bareback (and bare front!)LADY GODIVADDown 7: Silently act outMIMEDDown 8: Condiment - discharge shot liberallyPEPPERDDown 9: One whose lunch is very hot!FIRE-EATERDDown 10: From Bangkok, for exampleTHAIDDown 11: Persevere!NEVER-SAY-DIEDDown 19: Expelling air through the mouthBLOWINGDDown 21: Foul breath problemHALITOSISDDown 23: Teaching chamberCLASSROOMDDown 24: CulminationCLIMAXDDown 27: I (1239-1307), II (1284-1327), III (1312-77), IV (1442-83), V (1470-83?), VI (1537-53), VII (1841-1910) or VIII (1894-1972)EDWARDDDown 29: ComedianGAGSTERDDown 31: Noisy spookPOLTERGEISTDDown 32: Versatile openerSKELETON KEYDDown 35: ExtemporeIMPROVISEDDDown 36: Politician's touring vehicleBATTLEBUSDDown 37: November 11MARTINMASDDown 40: Cursed thingANATHEMADDown 42: Wall paintingFRESCODDown 43: Popular search engineGOOGLEDDown 44: ExcursionOUTINGDDown 46: Brass instrumentTUBADDown 47: Ice pellets - greetingHAIL