The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 6th December 1999 There are 17 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 6th December 1999. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Wide hat not something trivialWHATNOTAAcross 5: Out of bed, taking charges to a higher placeUPWARDSAAcross 9: Children matterISSUEAAcross 10: Sea-going flag to leave outside sanctuaryREDENSIGNAAcross 11: Thick skin manufactured from his and her doeHORSEHIDEAAcross 12: Refugees evacuated, including some silly peopleGEESEAAcross 13: Doctor has one afterthought for weak peopleDRIPSAAcross 15: Heavenly being, one with right to shift to leftARCHANGELAAcross 18: Wise man not ready to see the colour of aromatic leavesSAGE-GREENAAcross 19: Scarface loses high card in this mufflerSCARFAAcross 21: Carol endlessly clinging to mother's bouquetAROMAAAcross 23: Low level of subsistence makes bride lean!BREAD LINEAAcross 23: Low level of subsistence makes bride lean!BREADLINEAAcross 25: Cheap but vulgar manner to move timeLOW-BUDGETAAcross 26: Behaved like Bill and TedACTEDAAcross 27: Cheerless time to enter a grape factory?WINTERYAAcross 28: I'm a drag looking silly in this sketchDIAGRAMDDown 1: Dr White twisted and twistedWRITHEDDDown 2: Interesting sailor to sing going round worldABSORBINGDDown 3: She has an aunt -- English, residing in NiceNIECEDDown 4: Stop and meet train when movingTERMINATEDDown 5: Upper-class wriggling nude is not necessaryUNDUEDDown 6: Negative girl joins WI for claret, maybeWINEGLASSDDown 7: Praise not started, so collect is readRAISEDDown 8: Name of fish, not applicable in Leeds when written upSAND EELDDown 14: Giant sure to scramble means of identificationSIGNATUREDDown 16: Substance of book leads to editor being happyCONTENTEDDDown 17: Fighter delighted one on a rocky peakGLADIATORDDown 18: Everyone in TV programme is superficialSHALLOWDDown 20: Liberty to be fed more fudgeFREEDOMDDown 22: Welsh girl is partly a damfool wenchOLWENDDown 23: Bay gee-gee taken in when looseBAGGYDDown 24: Show how DA makes enclosure for male sheepDRAMA