The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 2nd October 2000 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 2nd October 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: About fifty took part in the race and finishedCOMPLETEDAAcross 10: A party with sailors on deckADORNAAcross 11: Weird as a Parisian and shrewd!UNCANNYAAcross 12: Getting on with some pressing work?IRONINGAAcross 13: Subject of article by crossword compilerTHEMEAAcross 14: Catch Rita renovating and cleansingCATHARTICAAcross 16: Musician wants what he plays on a tableINSTRUMENTALISTAAcross 19: Solidify and set fire to explosive materialGELIGNITEAAcross 21: The support one member will need after the break?SLINGAAcross 22: Missing the first step, trips and falls overTUMBLESAAcross 23: Union man got ringleader into troubleBROTHERAAcross 24: Group in which we included "pudding"SWEETAAcross 25: Stubborn stain to be shiftedOBSTINATEDDown 1: Discharging account before leavingACQUITTINGDDown 2: Kisses people who punish children?SMACKERSDDown 3: Look, £1,000 on an old weaponGLANCEDDown 4: Stop giving supportSTAYDDown 5: Entrance being badly made, it can'tADMITTANCEDDown 6: Father and mother accepting Nora's viewPANORAMADDown 7: Former union veto is thrown outSOVIETDDown 8: Hitch horse behind poleSNAGDDown 14: Delegated authority of apprentice chef is no differentCOMMISSIONDDown 15: Classes an accountant, for example, amongst politiciansCATEGORIESDDown 17: Control liquid glue in classREGULATEDDown 18: Girl with Holyhead fellow -- from Dublin?IRISHMANDDown 20: Glum Beryl hides some disused articlesLUMBERDDown 21: I'd turned up lots before showing little emotionSTOLIDDDown 22: Time to enquire after jobTASKDDown 23: Former US president takes public transport to hospitalBUSH