The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 25th October 2004 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 25th October 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Papa's book about his last neurosesTHESUNAAcross 4: California girl cooking with this?GARLICAAcross 9: Forecasts return of light aircraftSPITAAcross 10: Enormous old soldier holding compassEXORBITANTAAcross 11: Arrogance shown as Bush wanders around eastern stateHUBRISAAcross 12: Writer has itch in back passageTURGENEVAAcross 13: Hide quartz from miserSKINFLINTAAcross 15: See 9FIREAAcross 16: See 1ALSOAAcross 17: Bishop busted with bat in officeABBOTSHIPAAcross 21: Type of invoice for professor or graduate?PRO FORMAAAcross 21: Type of invoice for professor or graduate?PROFORMAAAcross 22: A decree for the tree feller?FIRMANAAcross 24: Note: landlord may want the "King's Head"REPUBLICANAAcross 25: A case of diamonds, perhapsSUITAAcross 26: Small fish smellSTENCHAAcross 27: Leaves some leaflets behindLETSBEDDown 1: Stay up all night here?TOPBUNKDDown 2: Take possession and run away from tenantENTERDDown 3: Uniform can be stretched endlessly by this implementUTENSILDDown 5: Brown, gold and black vaseAUBURNDDown 6: Draws an animal concealed in rocky isleLOTTERIESDDown 7: Break even after Conservatives assembleCONVENEDDown 8: Tornado destroyed the office completelyROOTANDBRANCHDDown 14: A projection seen on glass instrumentNOSE FLUTEDDown 16: Close-cropped (bald)AIRLESSDDown 18: Outrage caused when Ministry erected barricadeOFFENCEDDown 19: One's holding compact publication with extremely nice pictureIMAGINEDDown 20: See short film about a heartless Greek character; it's fun!FROLICDDown 23: See 1 acrossRISES