The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 24th December 2001 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 24th December 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Get the French to eat out of a trough?MANGERAAcross 5: Gets together key security devicesFLOCKSAAcross 8: Three-quarter length stockings on the girl? Glory be!HOSANNAAAcross 9: Ice-cold copper first becomes sphericalCUPOLARAAcross 11: Frenchman carries my trash around and gets a seasonal greetingAMERRYCHRISTMASAAcross 12: Growth that's trimmed by ChristmasTREEAAcross 13: Honour at night, it's said, wears headgearKNIGHTHOODAAcross 17: Agrees to accept seats for auditionSETTLESFORAAcross 18: Sharp cryKEENAAcross 20: Italian wine made with Lamb's tears?AACHRYMACHRISTIAAcross 23: Hotter price is wrongSPICIERAAcross 24: Timeless quality of the City of RomeETERNALAAcross 25: Extension rod or pole, for exampleLENGTHAAcross 26: Cad gets woman soonerRATHERDDown 2: Australian street play is most disciplinedAUSTERESTDDown 3: Some climbers not using oxygen try to claim they're an eliteGENTRYDDown 4: Goes up again after abnormal scare endsREASCENDSDDown 5: Father holds ace: it's staggeringFACERDDown 6: I pose topless, no less unusual but differentOPPOSITEDDown 7: Milk I spilt on Persian rugKILIMDDown 8: A toast to sailors, but not with this drink!HEALTHSLATSDDown 10: Inhabitant in a lather, initially concerned with the homeRESIDENTIALDDown 14: Seasonal feeling expressed in a rousing "Hurrah!"GOODCHEERDDown 15: Modified one basic note for a bowOBEISANCEDDown 16: What hosts of angels were doing on Christmas Eve?GLORYINGDDown 19: Get bearings on where the Magi came fromORIENTDDown 21: Edible plant -- four eaten by GuevaraCHIVEDDown 22: An original Christmas present first made you really rich hereMYRRH