The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 24th October 2005 There are 17 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 24th October 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Forces couple to perform danceMILITARYTWOSTEPAAcross 9: Travelling salesman and pilot, one who mends thingsREPAIRMANAAcross 10: Skilled workman and labourer dropping roundTILERAAcross 11: Shelter stowawayHIDE OUTAAcross 11: Shelter stowawayHIDEOUTAAcross 12: Former partner's indiscreet talk in seaside townEXMOUTHAAcross 13: Preserve some pecansCANAAcross 14: About to leave Scottish inebriateSOTTISHAAcross 17: Liken to new novelistTOLKIENAAcross 19: Repeat it with energy and speedITERATEAAcross 22: Penny, franc, quarter of Euro, new nickel and German coin of oldPFENNIGAAcross 24: Art form from Nagasaki or Hiroshima originallyNOHAAcross 25: Ecstasy with German boy in shed!EMITTEDAAcross 26: Doctor trains a technicianARTISANAAcross 28: Wow! A jungle!AMAZEAAcross 29: A pair of gladiators go for a run; they get hotRADIATORSAAcross 30: Terribly posh Erica doesn't fail to enunciate properlyDROPONESAITCHESDDown 1: Sister of Mary, Vera and Sindy set off for American islandMARTHA'S VINEYARDDDown 2: Trim little chap took bounding leapsLOPEDDDown 3: Slip on oil spill found in the MediterraneanTRIPOLIDDown 4: Rick and Elsa originally couple to make one play it againREMATCHDDown 5: Volunteers beginning to nurse fellow: it's touching!TANGENTDDown 6: It's best to choose single over married chapOPTIMALDDown 7: Order Uranian to eliminate an EarthmanTELLURIANDDown 8: Initially perused another, different book of the Bible for the Virgin BirthPARTHENOGENESISDDown 15: Had OK time producing operettaTHEMIKADODDown 16: It's wrong to lieSITDDown 18: Lout in loafersOAFDDown 20: Traced obscure old artistic styleART DECODDown 21: Back 'ack to finish firstENDORSEDDown 22: Rape had ruined Greek wifePHAEDRADDown 23: He comes in and starts to exhort needy to shout loudlyENTRANTDDown 27: Is ultimately reluctant to show lazinessSLOTH