The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 27th April 2009 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 27th April 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bird dog gets punishment for picking up party foodCOCKTAILSTICKAAcross 10: Be delighted by number leaving to meet again at churchREJOICEAAcross 11: Give credence to story in book by first ladyBELIEVEAAcross 12: Suitable place for some macaroni cheese?NICHEAAcross 13: Way to toilet's backed up after Dot cooked with a poisonous mushroomTOADSTOOLAAcross 14: Former premier has to liveEXISTAAcross 16: Credit for fashionable hoop shape goes to petticoatCRINOLINEAAcross 18: Choice about time for surgeryOPERATIONAAcross 19: Excellent score in league when university dropped outEAGLEAAcross 20: Isolate compound replacing silver with seleniumSEGREGATEAAcross 23: Dance with Brown at grand ballTANGOAAcross 24: Curl of hair hanging in small circleRINGLETAAcross 25: Electronic tag now put on everything except fish going to SpainBAR CODEAAcross 26: Searched route when working for somewhere to liveTERRACED HOUSEDDown 2: Protest has one very clear core aimOBJECTIVEDDown 3: King acquires fine forged bladeKNIFEDDown 4: Prevent rave being organised on edge of townAVERTDDown 5: Book-keeper taking over incomplete account managed to take quality upLIBRARIANDDown 6: Let cop see suspect contractTELESCOPEDDown 7: Belief of revolutionary in commanding officerCREDODDown 8: Royal pair made nice company at first - natural and kindPRINCE CONSORTDDown 9: Mature splendidly indeed, love playing part initiallyWELLDEVELOPEDDDown 15: Bank clerk goes round Austria in RV as touristTRAVELLERDDown 16: In regarding weather conditions, cold is crucialCLIMACTICDDown 17: Adept in having information going by satellite to AmericaINGENIOUSDDown 21: Kind of officer engineers followGENREDDown 22: After network lost leader, plot faded awayEBBEDDDown 23: Trunk with tangled rootsTORSO