The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 8th October 2001 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 8th October 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Aim to get behind a sailorTARGETAAcross 4: Periods of good fortune inflamed the end resultUPSHOTAAcross 9: Artisan's support for calligraphy, perhapsHANDAAcross 10: Diet for Liam, when nursed by Mother or FatherPARLIAMENTAAcross 11: The cleaner is not starting to get slimmerLEANERAAcross 12: For a bribe, footballer wants a boot firstKICK BACKAAcross 12: For a bribe, footballer wants a boot firstKICKBACKAAcross 13: Young enough to get well after getting rottenOFFSPRINGAAcross 15: Brazil more than once, described by teachers at schoolNUTSAAcross 16: No longer wild, thanks to meTAMEAAcross 17: It's less important to dance round with RosySECONDARYAAcross 21: Cure most adaptable for this clientCUSTOMERAAcross 22: Former husband to look after spreadEXTENDAAcross 24: Sting means bent jobASSIGNMENTAAcross 25: Clever part of the tableauABLEAAcross 26: Being abstract, I've to succeed for a biscuitDIGESTAAcross 27: Rise for one needing perfumeASCENTDDown 1: Who takes? We take it with hot water at 4pmTEA LEAFDDown 2: Dr No and I could be reshaped by this sculptorRODINDDown 3: Ruler has contrary salesman imprisoned in RomeEMPERORDDown 5: Like Hamlet, having an indefinite number in chargePRINCEDDown 6: Find hoe round motorway, then spring inside the houseHOMEBOUNDDDown 7: After shuffling, can't see card combinationsTENACESDDown 8: Crestfallen Brother Kenneth to listen to EdwardBROKENHEARTEDDDown 14: An unexpressed quality brings out the ghost in meSOMETHINGDDown 16: Faith, we hear, is made fastTRUSSEDDDown 18: Bum steer taken in by very large mother-killerORESTESDDown 19: Circuit to rent for a lockRINGLETDDown 20: Compensation for blokes seen in advertisementsAMENDSDDown 23: A very small amount makes you react unfavourablyTRACE