The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 17th June 2002 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 17th June 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Rose, half hidden in the trunk, is deep in anxious thoughtBROODYAAcross 4: The masseur's kind of bridge?RUBBERAAcross 9: Frivolous person has to touch behind, when exhibited in the baths!BUTTERFLY STROKEAAcross 10: One hot spice and a cold oneCHILLIAAcross 11: Loses one's self-control when getting stolen photographSNAPSHOTAAcross 12: Reverse the Party promise with cunning, in a yucky wayODIOUSLYAAcross 14: Start when he interrupts a dandyTHEOFFAAcross 15: Was Edward emaciated?WASTEDAAcross 18: Answer given by troubled soul? Not I!SOLUTIONAAcross 21: Father is better outside, for exampleBEGETTERAAcross 22: Claw for a little boy or girlNIPPERAAcross 24: Don't leave the path and stay away from the informer!KEEPOFFTHEGRASSAAcross 25: Fix a wooden benchSETTLEAAcross 26: Run away in Holmes' capeESCAPEDDown 1: Heavy drinker found lying in bed and embarrassedBLUSHEDDDown 2: Partly concoct a logical numbering systemOCTALDDown 3: Breed is unsound for these classic racesDERBIESDDown 5: Arrogant person gets out of bed with a jumpUPSTARTDDown 6: Girls take shelter in place built for the youngBIRD'S NESTDDown 7: Dissolute man no longer attracted by dishonest profitsRAKE-OFFDDown 7: Dissolute man no longer attracted by dishonest profitsRAKEOFFDDown 8: Ostentatious pilot circles treeFLASHYDDown 13: Where to put the pimple ointment immediatelyON-THE-SPOTDDown 16: Sea legs at sea for the perpetually youngAGELESSDDown 17: Conscientious, but beautiful in rhymeDUTIFULDDown 18: Priest converted a fairySPRITEDDown 19: Quadrille for the cavalry?LANCERSDDown 20: Poetry written in Old English is directOVERSEEDDown 23: Dad takes Mum to this Italian cityPARMA