The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 16th October 2000 There are 13 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 16th October 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Is drawn by advertisement?TRAILERAAcross 8: Scolds following change to rebatesBERATESAAcross 10: No end of torment disturbed adviserMENTORAAcross 11: Details of previous schemes took one inEXPLAINSAAcross 12: Expression of regret when one abandoned adopted nameALASAAcross 13: Tidies up and vanishesCLEARSAWAYAAcross 14: Undo clothing in car?REVERSE GEARAAcross 19: Away from classes, as slightly unwellOUTOFSORTSAAcross 22: Bite into a sweetCHEWAAcross 23: Confine Alastair in-houseINTERNALAAcross 24: Overturned drawer to discover prizeREWARDAAcross 25: Tell them to go to blazes!FIREMENAAcross 26: Showman's a pleasure seekerPLAYBOYDDown 1: Methodical hospital workerORDERLYDDown 2: Girl's predilection arouses repugnanceDISTASTEDDown 3: Became tricky to conceal measuring systemMETRICDDown 4: Game to overtake?LEAPFROGDDown 5: Prohibition doesn't apply about a fruitBANANADDown 6: Sack of vegetables in the sitting-room?BEANBAGDDown 9: Inevitably, sly increase appears wrongNECESSARILYDDown 15: Extracts from changed scenes involving two pointsESSENCESDDown 16: Display affected behaviour making such entrancesARCHWAYSDDown 17: Retires from crime after giddy spellTURNSINDDown 18: Following drink, fix up eating placeTEAROOMDDown 20: No 1 batsman is also useful in kitchenOPENERDDown 21: Saunter along way to TubeSTROLL