The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 17th April 2000 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 17th April 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Shabby outsiders block organisationSYSTEMAAcross 4: Brave Tim crumbled -- literallyVERBATIMAAcross 9: Emperor took vehicle round turbulent seaCAESARAAcross 10: Hurries south before those in temporary accommodationSCAMPERSAAcross 11: Time passing quickly for puntersRACINGCALENDARAAcross 13: Last on the course for a coming of ageEIGHTEENTHAAcross 14: Dining room's a disaster!MESSAAcross 16: Discard the playersCASTAAcross 18: Handle rude arrangement without warningUNHERALDEDAAcross 21: Customer enquiry about sales event and new lookMARKET RESEARCHAAcross 23: Atmosphere produced by a doctor that is mainly niceAMBIENCEAAcross 24: Rumour about a French duckCANARDAAcross 25: Tree makes my Italian darling sound ill at firstSYCAMOREAAcross 26: Cut off ear first? That's harshSEVEREDDown 1: Hit on the footSOCKDDown 2: Affair of the woman with fringeSHEBANGDDown 3: I came back and dined, but get thinEMACIATEDDown 5: Charm about craft of Circe, for exampleENCHANTRESSDDown 6: Aeroplane jacket?BOMBERDDown 7: Foot-powered machine a step ahead of the FrenchTREADLEDDown 8: Heard the girl is valued, but disparagedMISPRISEDDDown 12: Environmentally friendly tradesman?GREENGROCERDDown 13: Surround leaderless men with direction finderENCOMPASSDDown 15: Shell vehicle at speedCARAPACEDDown 17: Strange cribs to describe flashing lightsSTROBICDDown 19: Real confusion after last month, sayDECLAREDDown 20: Recover from river in dreaming sleepREDEEMDDown 22: Lazy and lied badlyIDLE