The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 6th June 2005 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 6th June 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Time for one's oats?PORRIDGEAAcross 5: Mark, the sailor, is a divine six-footer!SCARABAAcross 9: Recruit men to take on case from journalists' viewpointPRESS BOXAAcross 10: Tyrannical boss puts Lynham out to grass?DESPOTAAcross 12: Lawrence's hesitation after introduction to Sandra BullockSTEERAAcross 13: Record-holder to go by the board?TURNTABLEAAcross 14: Britain above (anag)ABBREVIATIONAAcross 18: Manned satellite room at Waterloo?SPACE STATIONAAcross 21: Potential driving hazard caused by amphetamines and gin?SPEED TRAPAAcross 23: Greeting Trotter with a songYODELAAcross 24: It may be hidden by fag end ashAGENDAAAcross 25: One dealing with "Our Price", perhapsCROUPIERAAcross 26: Middle East republic harbouring Sweden's sycophantsYESMENAAcross 27: Occult coteries looking sillyESOTERICDDown 1: Roman Catholic Father's "tired and emotional", we hearPAPISTDDown 2: Joint has umpire ever on the upREEFERDDown 3: It may be covered in black around the old cityINSURABLEDDown 4: Spirit (whiskey) moving triers to be authors, albeit unacclaimedGHOSTWRITERSDDown 6: High point was a century breakCRESTDDown 7: Sort of government for fogey outside drinking holeREPUBLICDDown 8: Boring piece on birds (wading birds)BITTERNSDDown 11: Soldier takes leave in sensitive areaPRIVATE PARTSDDown 15: Pain's relative to personal adviserAGONY AUNTDDown 16: It's an earthly balance - so says IT organisationISOSTASYDDown 17: Travelling salesmen with no identificationNAMELESSDDown 19: One in trim is right to be more nervousEDGIERDDown 20: Minister for 150 at Morecambe?CLERICDDown 22: Escape to Kansas City?DODGE