The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 15th December 2008 There are 12 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 15th December 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 4: Rats running beside railway as on a clear nightSTARRYAAcross 6: Team's favourite returns with duckSIDESTEPAAcross 9: Gallery backs refusal to write musicNOTATEAAcross 10: Lark in flight circling centre of meadowESCAPADEAAcross 11: Met, for example, busy people?POLICE FORCEAAcross 15: Rascal leads chumps mostly into blind alleyIMPASSEAAcross 17: Vet quietly infiltrates popular cultINSPECTAAcross 18: Insignificant cartoon characterMICKEY MOUSEAAcross 22: No singles? Progress on this is slowALL FOURSAAcross 23: Suffering from low grades in examORDEALAAcross 24: Fulsome promises of payment given by drinker, we're toldLUSCIOUSAAcross 25: Ted's so sick - threw up before matchTOSSEDDDown 1: Hot Indian food served in the CityEROTICDDown 2: False support that's offered by make-up artist?LIP SERVICEDDown 3: They get what's leftLEGATEESDDown 4: "Sibling''s astride horse" written up in summarySYNOPSISDDown 5: Animal to run off secretly in pursuit of insectANTELOPEDDown 7: What's melting?THAWDDown 8: Emerging from pile-up, he wears expression of reliefPHEWDDown 12: All up to scratch at performances here?FLEACIRCUSDDown 13: Services need more spiritual leaders right awayREQUIEMSDDown 14: Pointed and hardened though soft at heartSTEEPLEDDDown 16: Losing leader, boy climbs nervously to find representativeSYMBOLICDDown 19: Strand of colourMAROONDDown 20: Sound of party produces cry of anguishBAWLDDown 21: Country women banned alcoholic drinksALES