The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 13th December 2004 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 13th December 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Celebrities' joint enterprise?STARSHIPAAcross 9: Paintings returned by popular demandSTRAINAAcross 10: Nick, Surrey opener, out for a duckTEALAAcross 11: One making theories of "Old Rockin'' Chair Got Me" by singer O'ConnorARCHIMEDESAAcross 12: Golf circuit strategyGAMBITAAcross 14: Confirm race ends with one, say, that can't loseREASSERTAAcross 15: Material for an SMS? I'll say!TEXTILEAAcross 17: Blasted Ed farts indiscriminatelySTRAFEDAAcross 20: Display of North America muscle is the government personifiedUNCLE SAMAAcross 22: One in stud, perhaps, more crampedPOKIERAAcross 23: Working out daft clue of winter protectionDUFFEL COATAAcross 24: Behind targetBUTTAAcross 25: Break from depressionRECESSAAcross 26: Divorce for unorganised men?NONUNIONDDown 1: Economy's bull! PeriodSTEERAGEDDown 2: Spoken about country life with no pastORALDDown 3: Part with wartime scotchTHWARTDDown 4: Court held by peers drunk on spirit?SPECTREDDown 5: Wannabee Egyptian killer gains terrorists' trustASPIRANTDDown 6: Mishit to putting surface for a birdieGREENSHANKDDown 7: Lengthy north east rail fiasco?LINEARDDown 13: Nurse gives courage to charge of the 500?BOTTLEFEEDDDown 16: Not so much under the table as depressedLISTLESSDDown 18: Old queen into kinky workEXERTIONDDown 19: Confiscate penIMPOUNDDDown 21: Ecstasy in the sauna, perhaps, leads to ill-feeling?NAUSEADDown 22: Powerful drug networkPOTENTDDown 24: Make love with good French kiss initiallyBONK