The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 29th October 2001 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 29th October 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: French elite can become richFERTILEAAcross 5: Steps that make holes in stockingsLADDERSAAcross 9: Ghastly new law covering 50% of fuelAWFULAAcross 10: Deliberate damage results from vehicle running over girl and a boyVANDALISMAAcross 11: Frees bearing with identical magic formulaOPEN SESAMEAAcross 12: Misery of loveless greetingHELLAAcross 14: Doubt about bookingRESERVATIONAAcross 18: Politely try to win over European organisation using several likely youths initiallyCOURTEOUSLYAAcross 21: Knock tops off milk containers to make vasesURNSAAcross 22: Second, we point to the skill of the loverSWEETHEARTAAcross 25: Walk on heather, causing crushingTRAMPLINGAAcross 26: State in answer to charge that I'd mislaid a hoseIDAHOAAcross 27: Stick around! Money produces spiceCAYENNEAAcross 28: Trap for headless chickens -- nature is heartlessENSNAREDDown 1: Vessel with ensign onFLAGONDDown 2: Australian tennis player raises the roof!RAFTERDDown 3: Draw picture of frail American with a king in the galleryILLUSTRATEDDown 4: Student comes in days before the fairiesELVESDDown 5: Lake with many boats, which help to find the wayLANDMARKSDDown 6: Fade out without hearingDEAFDDown 7: Spread of pied mice causes widespread diseaseEPIDEMICDDown 8: Some nail is mixed up in the puddingSEMOLINADDown 13: Simple church tunes heard from the comfortable seatsEASYCHAIRSDDown 15: Midgets' housekeeper, who sent Women's Institute crazySNOW-WHITEDDown 16: Scout around in top 100 to find kind of guitarACOUSTICDDown 17: Foreign currency scattered in harbour causes a problemQUANDARYDDown 19: Take money from handkerchief for fruitBANANADDown 20: Massage a thrombosisSTROKEDDown 23: Bird of prey found in valleys around Scottish golf courseEAGLEDDown 24: Part of enormous pantechnicon stuck on bridgeSPAN