The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 17th December 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 17th December 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Disenchanted princess's fantasy: to get prince, in short!DISILLUSIONEDAAcross 10: After end of affaire, married couple hug each otherEMBRACEAAcross 11: Chopper about to take off, right?CLEAVERAAcross 12: Love to be in front end of plane for loopNOOSEAAcross 13: Teams initially expecting some light refreshmentELEVENSESAAcross 14: Planes and trainsFILESAAcross 16: Butterfly, bats, pigeon, ratORANGETIPAAcross 18: I lost your cocktail; it's how revellers behave!RIOTOUSLYAAcross 19: Object is almost prudishDEMURAAcross 20: Girl embraced by this eccentric Greek scholarHELLENISTAAcross 23: Morse's short note to the aboveDITTOAAcross 24: Return again to river, a river in North AmericaNIAGARAAAcross 25: A fine female, clever and good-naturedAFFABLEAAcross 26: Boat on River Dart pleased me terriblyPADDLE STEAMERDDown 2: Single male (brother) and heartless girl in endless love tangleIMBROGLIODDown 3: Picture Arachne's senility!IMAGEDDown 4: In feudal times, a sovereign city in EuropeLIEGEDDown 5: Civil servant closed a railwaySECRETARYDDown 6: Half legless drunk ogled GeneONELEGGEDDDown 7: The King lives? Dubious!ELVISDDown 8: Girl gets very little money for old bicyclePENNYFARTHINGDDown 9: In a bad temper, aims for misunderstandingsCROSSPURPOSESDDown 15: Sorted car out? It gets one creditSTORECARDDDown 16: Stubborn, awkward beast? Not I!OBSTINATEDDown 17: Boy finally came on board on scheduleTIMETABLEDDown 21: Australian arboriculturist shelters tropical plantLIANADDown 22: First of toddlers runs onto play areaTRACTDDown 23: Government ministry fared badlyDEFRA