The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 29th December 2008 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 29th December 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Old Chief met returning spiesARCHAICAAcross 5: Artist's return's in hand, says Parliamentary reportHANSARDAAcross 9: Ladder to a higher level in preliminary stageRUN-UPAAcross 9: Ladder to a higher level in preliminary stageRUNUPAAcross 10: At home to wake the deadINANIMATEAAcross 11: Make worse when former spouse beat race problemEXACERBATEAAcross 12: An all-points bulletinNEWSAAcross 14: Data concerning the way the Red Arrows performINFORMATIONAAcross 18: Quartet's sound given careful considerationFORETHOUGHTAAcross 21: Mountain illustrated in booklet NASA publishedETNAAAcross 22: Detective's conclusion on leakDISCLOSUREAAcross 25: Policeman to examine goldINSPECTORAAcross 26: Leading a senior educatorAHEADAAcross 27: Spicy sort of colourGINGERYAAcross 28: Balsam treated with unknown ingredient is badABYSMALDDown 1: Settled the rush on silverAGREEDDDown 2: Two able to danceCANCANDDown 3: Admire a recipe Pat cookedAPPRECIATEDDown 4: The weather said to be on the upCLIMBDDown 5: Hug rather awkwardly on mat by the fireHEARTHRUGDDown 6: Fix hangerNAILDDown 7: Concerning education, but it's irrelevantACADEMICDDown 8: Ordered red signs for sauceDRESSINGDDown 13: Carrying a warning, "Beware, deflected ray"CAUTIONARYDDown 15: Roy flirts vaguely with the flower tradeFLORISTRYDDown 16: Giving away oriental bandOFFERINGDDown 17: Delightful boy seen from two generations backGRANDSONDDown 19: Mothers' Union returned to ponder over old collectionMUSEUMDDown 20: Hostility Albania experienced regarding a very old systemFEUDALDDown 23: About arctic changes, but there's no time!CIRCADDown 24: Liberated from unsafe territory - it''s only fairFETE