The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 13th March 2006 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 13th March 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Dreamed about a river on a desert islandMAROONEDAAcross 9: Hate a book taking three quarters of an hourABHORAAcross 10: Mad - on reflection - to have a trySTABAAcross 11: Cheers as bottle goes in three different directionsENCOURAGESAAcross 12: Fearful at onset of cockcrowCRAVENAAcross 14: Holding animal, man walked unsteadilyTOTTEREDAAcross 15: Setting for a superior audienceGALLERYAAcross 17: Grace is late (nothing unusual)DECORUMAAcross 20: Con man used Wilder's nameSWINDLERAAcross 22: Loafer's place of workBAKERYAAcross 23: Amateur detective hired by French relativeDILETTANTEAAcross 24: It's only fairJUSTAAcross 25: Bird man has no right to come backHERONAAcross 26: Do certain plays without a belief systemDOCTRINEDDown 1: Degree to which I trace development of microorganismsBACTERIADDown 2: It'll go with a bang - or else failBOMBDDown 3: Detain domestic after a student vanishesINTERNDDown 4: Tutor due freely to offer up thanks in churchEDUCATEDDown 5: A French stick and a stoneBAGUETTEDDown 6: Holiday reading?PHRASE BOOKDDown 7: Stop this bad weatherFREEZEDDown 13: Offers made by charity workersVOLUNTEERSDDown 16: Telling made-up story during phone callRELATINGDDown 18: Insurrection at university on the increaseUPRISINGDDown 19: Explosive anger erupts as journalist returnsGRENADEDDown 21: Importance of English invasion of the islandWEIGHTDDown 22: Bishop set to extend an openingBREACHDDown 24: Jolts containersJARS