The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 17th December 2007 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 17th December 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Get one's hands on the dole money?fFEELTHEBENEFITAAcross 8: Innocent drink of water? Put it back!NAIVEAAcross 9: In Rodin's medium, the Yorkshire flower goes off to be engravedINSCULPTAAcross 11: The girl turns palerLIGHTERAAcross 12: Stores new poem about having fresh airEMPORIAAAcross 13: Month in the Channel Islands, or another islandCAPRIAAcross 15: Trim in ski outfit, one that covers her thighsMINISKIRTAAcross 17: Counterpart bales out although fit for a fightOPPOSABLEAAcross 20: Are licensed to take part in surviving customRELICAAcross 21: Necessary to end fuel mergersNEEDFULAAcross 23: Capital adornment for musicians initially excited at universityBANDEAUAAcross 25: Was he born to generate trouble? On the contraryNOBOTHERAAcross 26: Farewell to a foreign deityADIEUAAcross 27: Steal manuscript about one? Not suitableMISAPPROPRIATEDDown 1: End of story about last invoiceFINALACCOUNTDDown 2: Providing supplement for family inside, for exampleEKINGDDown 3: The staging of plays that Eric''s reviewedTHEATRICSDDown 4: Saying one's last with farm animalsEPIGRAMDDown 5: Festival new to the orientEASTERNDDown 6: Supply what is needed with an initially enjoyable jokeEQUIPDDown 7: Just the devil needing a new trialIMPARTIALDDown 10: Fashion for tall French girls?HAUTE COUTUREDDown 14: Go to Evita's husband with one ; it's hot stuffPEPPERONIDDown 16: Alien no good? Artist fills gap at Scottish townSTRANRAERDDown 18: Black hell discovered at work by hotel employeeBELLHOPDDown 19: Amber changing to green light, but causing a stoppageEMBARGODDown 22: Plants fellow left with old artistFLORADDown 24: Girl from the States takes morning offERICA