The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 1st June 2009 There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 1st June 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: With reference to a professional positionAPROPOSAAcross 5: Read about corrupt ítec and made a responseREACTEDAAcross 9: Professional uniformREGULARAAcross 10: General skills needed for racing vehiclesGOCARTSAAcross 11: Squash, ram and headbuttBUTTERNUTAAcross 12: Australia has ace sea air!OZONEAAcross 13: Brown appears in panto as TinkerbellTOASTAAcross 15: Reckons there are one million cars aroundESTIMATESAAcross 17: Nobody's inferior to HeatherUNDERLINGAAcross 19: Irritates the drug squad, according to informantNARKSAAcross 22: Run into drink and perishDROWNAAcross 23: In the company of tense introvertWITHDRAWNAAcross 25: Finally take wife backESPOUSEAAcross 26: ICU lost amazing eye specialistOCULISTAAcross 27: 17 across raves about booksSERVANTAAcross 28: Dishes containing a couple of enchiladas and limes, perhapsENTREESDDown 1: Circus artiste trained a cobra to tango!ACROBATDDown 2: Great barge capsized at aquatic eventREGATTADDown 3: Whine about partner, get a beatingPULSEDDown 4: Green site could become a National ParkSERENGETIDDown 5: Due in BrightonRIGHTDDown 6: Presenter has secure workANCHORMANDDown 7: Clobber the votersTURN OUTDDown 7: Clobber the votersTURNOUTDDown 8: Active people accepting sons are lazy typesDOSSERSDDown 14: Spinner makes changes to taunt LaraTARANTULADDown 16: Mean to stay to provide support for 1 down?TIGHTROPEDDown 17: Skimpy garment's first to go in strip!UNDRESSDDown 18: Method of giving eye medication to someone with ataxia?DROPPERDDown 20: Obtain rhenium, aluminium, iodine and seleniumREALISEDDown 21: Courts obstruct national governing bodiesSENATESDDown 23: Perhaps spelt "whet" without a vowel?WHEATDDown 24: Question is the same but differentDOUBT