The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 10th December 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 10th December 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: It's fatal to bring an end to hostilities with an ill-tempered speechDEATH WARRANTAAcross 8: Checks made by the policeARRESTSAAcross 9: Bearing marks of a routine dayGROOVEDAAcross 11: Ban me on return to drinking place, then leaveEMBARGOAAcross 12: Bird table delicacyORTOLANAAcross 13: Extreme fear about parent coming roundDREADAAcross 14: Anger resulted as I spoilt fun by including one in classINFURIATEAAcross 16: One taking law into his own hands to cast out evil giantVIGILANTEAAcross 19: Be superior to former church studentEXCELAAcross 21: Anxious over disturbance in student unionNERVOUSAAcross 23: Perverse to have danced?TWISTEDAAcross 24: Catch a film?RELEASEAAcross 25: Mean to get girl in the course of timeAVERAGEAAcross 26: Focus on grounds for growing concernGARDENCENTREDDown 1: Lasting change to bad ruleDURABLEDDown 2: Certain to be terribly rude to stupid fellowASSUREDDDown 3: Record collector played this on airHISTORIANDDown 4: Dreadful gag leads to endless row stirred up by troublemakersAGGRODDown 5: Australian creature rest mistook for a birdROOSTERDDown 6: New student acquires a bookNOVELLADDown 7: He traces source of drink to quartet in US restaurantWATERDIVINERDDown 10: School staff sailed out after mealDINNERLADIESDDown 15: Open exchange leads to unrestrained businessFREE TRADEDDown 17: Travel by stream with a forest dwellerGORILLADDown 18: Turn up for US writer to be taken in by fat catLEOPARDDDown 19: Clear impression formed after I've reflectedEVIDENTDDown 20: Cogitate afresh when one leaves homeCOTTAGEDDown 22: Point to bird at back end of shipSTERN