The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 1st November 2004 There are 15 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 1st November 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Pretentious Maoist worked with BBCBOMBASTICAAcross 6: Graduates in charge of creating computer languageBASICAAcross 9: Branch of medicine requiring blanket drillGENERALPRACTICEAAcross 10: Stagger over and grin lecherouslyLEERAAcross 11: Local support for care assistantHOME HELPAAcross 14: Repressive measures encompassing vice and drinkCLAMP DOWNAAcross 14: Repressive measures encompassing vice and drinkCLAMPDOWNAAcross 15: Upset about assassinated presidentSADATAAcross 16: Boy can be seen in darkened windowEDWINAAcross 18: Lost again abroad and pining for homeNOSTALGIAAAcross 20: Hats made from tricot mostly, with scraps of rayon, net and silkTRICORNSAAcross 21: Aristocrat finally went badTOFFAAcross 25: Due to get noble titleRIGHTHONOURABLEAAcross 26: Girl getting a right clip!SHEARAAcross 27: Management behave towards workers thoughtlessly at firstTREATMENTDDown 1: A couple of bananas, jelly and a bread rollBAGELDDown 2: Statesman shows some charm and elanMANDELADDown 3: Race about landACREDDown 4: Reportedly rang and gave informationTOLDDDown 5: Actor is not playing artistCARTOONISTDDown 6: Can accommodate small chairBUCKET SEATDDown 7: Spend about half Tina's salarySTIPENDDDown 8: Pale actor miscast in "African Queen"CLEOPATRADDown 12: He's employed by politicians to twist and falsifySPIN DOCTORDDown 13: Penniless, sad and exhaustedDOWN-AND-OUTDDown 14: Sue Carter irritated peopleCREATURESDDown 17: Run, writhe about and twist to and froWRIGGLEDDown 19: Nice boy's lost love finally bade farewellGOOD-BYEDDown 19: Nice boy's lost love finally bade farewellGOODBYEDDown 22: Fast shipsFLEETDDown 23: Put up with tedious personBOREDDown 24: Bart turned out to be a horrible childBRAT