The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 19th February 2001 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 19th February 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Fictional detective in horror filmHAMMERAAcross 5: Sailor Ray, perhaps, is after singular sea creatureSTARFISHAAcross 9: Make animal go into ornamental shrubMAGNOLIAAAcross 10: Tellytubby is extremely excited and ready for actionPOISEDAAcross 11: Notes about advocate for Houdini, perhapsESCAPOLOGISTAAcross 13: Top men heartlessly discuss deathsENDSAAcross 14: Beyond Slough it's cloudyOVERCASTAAcross 17: Every two years Annie and Bill almost get splicedBIENNIALAAcross 18: Allow access to duck enclosureOPENAAcross 20: Perv is a trace mixed up and avoids the truthPREVARICATESAAcross 23: Far away in an obscure motelREMOTEAAcross 24: I'm dead rudeIMPROPERAAcross 25: Telling of genital disorder after end of affairRELATINGAAcross 26: Make stop 'ere, it's saidENDEARDDown 2: Cry of grief from girl who's lost a sonALASDDown 3: Minister mends loan bungleMANDELSONDDown 4: Roman Catholic's embracing prophet's remainsRELICSDDown 5: Character raising funds for popular hobbySTAMP COLLECTINGDDown 6: Much dismayed, a quiet friend took the initiativeAPPALLEDDDown 7: Throw a danceFLINGDDown 8: Perhaps pert Tess is a relative by marriageSTEPSISTERDDown 12: A broken tin, we hear, lets out ethylene glycolANTIFREEZEDDown 15: Bloody Quiptic!CROSSWORDDDown 16: Dizzy Di taking the country to heartDISRAELIDDown 19: Chief fixerSTAPLEDDown 21: Instrument for a pansy?VIOLADDown 22: Badly educated tutee initially getting a second-class markBETA