The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 17th October 2005 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 17th October 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Cleaner's empty car used to bung rubbish outSCRUBBING BRUSHAAcross 8: Jelly partially attracts wasp; ice cream doesn'tASPICAAcross 9: Woman's eating fresh lamb from the slaughterhouseSHAMBLESAAcross 11: Fall for California's rebel, JackCASCADEAAcross 12: Cover-up has girl making difficult choiceDILEMMAAAcross 13: When King leaves, make certain to followENSUEAAcross 15: Convey delightTRANSPORTAAcross 17: Pure conjecture about time in unhealthy environmentGUILTLESSAAcross 20: Bury inert wasteINTERAAcross 21: Irritated when Miss took controlNEEDLEDAAcross 23: Imitate posh person eating endless cakesTAKE OFFAAcross 23: Imitate posh person eating endless cakesTAKEOFFAAcross 25: Foul play by Queen's killerMURDERERAAcross 26: Rat decapitated river animalOTTERAAcross 27: Judge, touring American state, organises sources of informationREFERENCEBOOKSDDown 1: It can find Internet sites on Chinese range cookingSEARCH ENGINEDDown 2: Strings out proseROPESDDown 3: City in which to arrange a break, sayBUCHARESTDDown 4: Morse, for example, has no alternative to investigateINSPECTDDown 5: Relative to a thousand, a million's ace!GRANDMADDown 6: Beer-crazed student becomes revolutionaryREBELDDown 7: Old transport has second crew with vessel standing bySTEAMBOATDDown 10: Prepare smartest for a further degreeMASTER OF ARTSDDown 14: Tempted to retreat into lies about old calculatorSLIDE RULEDDown 16: Bishop entering desecrated kin's tomb, which releases awful smellSTINK BOMBDDown 18: Support Red Nose movementENDORSEDDown 19: Ironic for teacher in charge to embrace heartless workerSATIRICDDown 22: A novelist's cottageLODGEDDown 24: Finished by party defeatOUTDO