The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 18th October 2004 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 18th October 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: "Drink manufacturer's whine", said GodWINE MAKERAAcross 9: "Drink manufacturer's whine", said GodWINEMAKERAAcross 10: Livid when some talk hogwash endlesslyASHENAAcross 11: Beryl describing one of these islandsEMERALDAAcross 12: Raise majority of men who are worthyENNOBLEAAcross 13: She's frantic without publicity - it's hell!HADESAAcross 14: Scottish man eats nothing on space trip with lunar viewMOONSCAPEAAcross 16: Article on grist absorbs one cultural farmerAGRICULTURALISTAAcross 19: Contact channel by the side of the fieldTOUCHLINEAAcross 21: Reading's electronics courses, under review initially, to happen againRECURAAcross 22: Grid has torn kitchen clothDISHRAGAAcross 23: Miser taking us in is an abuserMISUSERAAcross 24: Small and delicate being at homeELFINAAcross 25: We are most of an hour by wrecked vesselOURSELVESDDown 1: Sugary and essential part of dateSWEETHEARTDDown 2: Cause most men to have sex?ENGENDERDDown 3: Slanders non-U masseur, perhapsSMEARSDDown 4: Slide runner onto road finallySKIDDDown 5: Dithering when one king's firmIRRESOLUTEDDown 6: Badly mismanage Frenchman leaving with mineralMAGNESIADDown 7: Fear, they say, enemy bullets in action initiallyPHOBIADDown 8: Joint monarch, formerly with a different nameKNEEDDown 14: Getting soft, preserve multicultural areaMELTING POTDDown 15: Go in to get award, say, for initiativeENTERPRISEDDown 17: Sensible firm in this place, at night emptyCOHERENTDDown 18: Cutting vice is in troubleINCISIVEDDown 20: Secure after middle rung becomes dangerousUNSAFEDDown 21: More reckless at breakfastRASHERDDown 22: Edit out fast!DIETDDown 23: Insignificant lakeMERE