The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 8th December 2008 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 8th December 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Attack a group of people pursuing small girlDIATRIBEAAcross 5: Keen to expose empty talkHOT AIRAAcross 9: Discover a scam involving Sweden's gas and oilMACASSARAAcross 10: Loved having an affair with CommunistADOREDAAcross 11: Shot larks in a part of the CommonwealthSRI LANKAAAcross 12: Site finally hidden by machinery and earth?PLANETAAcross 14: Rubbed teary eyes, beginning to recall the pastYESTERYEARAAcross 18: Most serious about Edward's memorialGRAVESTONEAAcross 22: Academic priest educated workerPEDANTAAcross 23: Star's sister worked in AlaskaASTERISKAAcross 24: Lets in or outADMITSAAcross 25: Get depressed on Tube and shut upPIPE DOWNAAcross 26: Interest in psychotic kleptomaniacs?TICKLEAAcross 27: Snake-like and sly, concealing their misbehavingSLITHERYDDown 1: Prosecutor has to conceal materialDAMASKDDown 2: Lorry going round cold northern partsARCTICDDown 3: Uproar as Calvinists shelter good-for-nothingRASCALDDown 4: Unfortunately lacked bath, resulting in diseaseBLACK DEATHDDown 6: Flag's former grandeurOLD GLORYDDown 7: He makes agreements with state trooperARRANGERDDown 8: Variations of one colour found on drab birdREDSTARTDDown 13: Waits until point at which everything''s stoppedSTAND STILLDDown 13: Waits until point at which everything''s stoppedSTANDSTILLDDown 15: East German girl initially found something to eatEGGPLANTDDown 16: Democrat is caught up in terror which affects everyonePANDEMICDDown 17: Newborn troubled Anne a lotNEONATALDDown 19: Virtuous son's not part of lineageDECENTDDown 20: Girl starts to needle irascible old kingNICOLEDDown 21: Dirty dance with unknown personSKANKY