The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 12th March 2007 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 12th March 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Old criminal in end flatFOOTPADAAcross 5: Bird has fish in bellyPOCHARDAAcross 9: Percentage who do it are somewhat backwardRATIOAAcross 10: Fishguard?GRENADIERAAcross 11: Secured a gate under repairGUARANTEEDAAcross 12: Obsessive removes head from ductANALAAcross 14: See 26ANAESTHETICAAcross 18: Get locks changed hereHAIRDRESSERAAcross 21: Large spruceTIDYAAcross 22: Opera? Not if playing instrumentPIANOFORTEAAcross 25: A dioxin to treat rustOXIDATIONAAcross 26: Cetacean halts oil spill - pain thereby relievedLOCALAAcross 27: New lead given to stray catTIGRESSAAcross 28: Clothes covering pegsHOSIERYDDown 1: Iron, with gold and silver, found in raidFORAGEDDown 2: Bandit exposed by actOUTLAWDDown 3: Publicity given polite look, we hearPROPAGANDADDown 4: Jab it with fingerDIGITDDown 5: Women embraced by LordsPEERESSESDDown 6: Cricket leaders in the morning crushCRAMDDown 7: Put off Martian with stewed teaALIENATEDDown 8: Tramp let out with ciderDERELICTDDown 13: Little Victoria, say, in arrearsSHORTFALLSDDown 15: The last word before setter joins servicesAMENITIESDDown 16: A blizzard? CorrectWHITE-OUTDDown 16: A blizzard? CorrectWHITEOUTDDown 17: Nice fish and chipsKINDLINGDDown 19: Prophet removes prow from boatORACLEDDown 20: Make friends again? IndeedREALLYDDown 23: Proportion of men in the worldNINTHDDown 24: Brave animalsGAME