The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 25th May 2009 There are 17 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 25th May 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: New planner on hand initially to design wind instrument for the SwissALPENHORNAAcross 6: Confront time's aspectFACETAAcross 9: Needle pointing north is faultyTHORNAAcross 10: Bloody exploitation of seductive woman with flag on motorwayVAMPIRISMAAcross 11: Quick and cryptic angry exchangesCROSSWORDSAAcross 12: News heard in America of these beastsGNUSAAcross 14: Forces son to shift paintingsFRESCOSAAcross 15: Wild fantasy makes me a rich eccentricCHIMERAAAcross 17: Retains particular parts of the eyeballRETINASAAcross 19: Chocolate-covered fungus?TRUFFLEAAcross 20: Lord Lear, perhapsEARLAAcross 22: Not even maladjustedUNBALANCEDAAcross 25: Detour son organised to get steakTOURNEDOSAAcross 26: Real energy I know I initially found in alternative medicineREIKIAAcross 27: In Kenya, hook used to capture violent personYAHOOAAcross 27: In Kenya, hook used to capture violent personYAHOO!AAcross 28: Cheese arrived with right decoration firstCAMEMBERTDDown 1: Fantastic old actor in pageant I createdANTICDDown 2: One argues for replacing pen prontoPROPONENTDDown 3: Does cannon explode in a flash?NANOSECONDDDown 4: Clear that old boy has five pledgesOBVIOUSDDown 5: Itinerant is funny comedian with no EnglishNOMADICDDown 6: Just beautifulFAIRDDown 7: Heap of stones symbolising wind in empty cavernCAIRNDDown 8: Period taken to change limescale's initial impressionTIME SCALEDDown 8: Period taken to change limescale's initial impressionTIMESCALEDDown 13: Superficial likeness to musical development with added spiritSIMULACRUMDDown 14: Eventer prepared to fly around in a passionate wayFERVENTLYDDown 16: Reaction I've found to be successfulEFFECTIVEDDown 18: Awful, noisy CD of a convocationSYNODICDDown 19: The initial price demanded to get back a crossbeamTRANSOMDDown 21: Frilly collar said to be unevenROUGHDDown 23: Split after daughter seen to wanderDRIFTDDown 24: Some retain formidable dataINFO