The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 25th December 2006 There are 13 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 25th December 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 5: Perhaps scholar has no aspiration to compose songsCAROLSAAcross 6: Old king with German name found in caveGROTTOAAcross 9: Learnt about one of Rudolph's featuresANTLERAAcross 10: Simple, organised file for a comfortable existenceEASYLIFEAAcross 11: Good to pull a cork and hear this!GLUGAAcross 12: One scene, shortened before the ballet, has superior powerASCENDANCEAAcross 13: Worried? Anyway, see doctor at the beginning of JanuaryNEW YEAR'S DAYAAcross 18: One lapses into bad habits, but supports cover with some hesitationBACKSLIDERAAcross 21: One of the glitterati, originally from Surbiton, taking a restSTARAAcross 22: One more races round for cupidAMORETTOAAcross 23: Lyrical writer of macabre stories has a twitchPOETICAAcross 24: Month I'd get last chance to make a choiceDECIDEAAcross 25: Cure found for some extreme dysfunctionsREMEDYDDown 1: Group Leo formed for preliminary actPROLOGUEDDown 2: Ms Honeyford's halo?GLORIADDown 3: Introduces quietly, but bears a grudgePRESENTSDDown 4: Girl speaks of starsSTELLADDown 5: Accountant to lend new illuminationCANDLEDDown 7: Business functionOFFICEDDown 8: Best wishes for Christmas?PEACEANDJOYDDown 14: Diet madly after Christmas seasonYULETIDEDDown 15: Responded to desperate war needs ...ANSWEREDDDown 16: ... at one point supplied weapons that heightened temperatureWARMEDDDown 17: Fly around, aim to move tribeFAMILYDDown 19: Rickety rickshaw dropping final couple for a drinkKIRSCHDDown 20: Such wit is double-edgedRAPIER