The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 31st October 2005 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 31st October 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Agree to dog tracking prisonerCONCURAAcross 5: Stubborn about red versionOBDURATEAAcross 9: Paint alien in cosmic settingCOSMETICAAcross 10: Jumper was confusedWOOLLYAAcross 11: Morning hip replacement drama produced in the auditoriumAMPHITHEATREAAcross 13: 1-0 to Agassi initially, leading to a scrapIOTAAAcross 14: A sign we are told to find after the French turn backALLOCATEAAcross 17: Elvis gets fat when drunk on holidayFESTIVALAAcross 18: Bent coin showing a religious symbolICONAAcross 20: That the United Nations was tested is not disputedUNCHALLENGEDAAcross 23: A lady's collarBERTHAAAcross 24: Kind of examination that can be violentONCE-OVERAAcross 25: Surgeon takes time to fishSTURGEONAAcross 26: Teacher panted excitedlyPEDANTDDown 2: Instrument initially owned by Offenbach and ElgarOBOEDDown 3: Opponent in fight with soldierCOMBATANTDDown 4: Write again about styleRETYPEDDown 5: Hardly ever does one see one columbine on a compositionONCEINABLUEMOONDDown 6: At a lower level, fell into declineDOWNHILLDDown 7: Student escaped jailor drunk with Spanish wineRIOJADDown 8: Let nothing unusual restrict forbearanceTOLERATIONDDown 12: Rule intended, say, for ParliamentGOVERNMENTDDown 15: Offspring of American gangster in early yearsCHILDHOODDDown 16: Reckon to get bad value at the endEVALUATEDDown 19: Urge to get trophy, though it's something quite smallEGG CUPDDown 19: Urge to get trophy, though it's something quite smallEGGCUPDDown 21: One detests moving earthHATERDDown 22: Sharp cryKEEN