The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 12th October 2009 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 12th October 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: A mishap, so I'd better share the stressACCIDENTAAcross 9: Being thoughtful by holding the door backBROODYAAcross 10: Lose power and surrenderFALLAAcross 11: Incomprehensible subject? Return it to the library!CLOSED BOOKAAcross 12: Calm surrounds a little daughter from dawn to duskALLDAYAAcross 14: A passionate appeal to scoff in the doorwayENTREATYAAcross 15: Strange fellows starting to talk a bitODDMENTAAcross 17: Properly close to justiceBYRIGHTAAcross 20: Overnight guests may be in such trouble in the bathroomHOT WATERAAcross 22: Cry? About her fruit?CHERRYAAcross 23: Like good food? Hope it is thenASPIRATIONAAcross 24: The Karenina woman had to decide which way to go!ANNAAAcross 25: It's hard always in the southeastSEVEREAAcross 26: Prevent fulmination, keeping busyEVENTFULDDown 1: Grovelled after a second and dashed offSCRAWLEDDDown 2: This herb makes many sickDILLDDown 3: Irritable et cetera in you past?TETCHYDDown 4: Caressed in street, blushing, round the green lightSTROKEDDDown 5: Dreamily blest any eccentricABSENTLYDDown 6: Large drink being had by a spyDOUBLELIFEDDown 7: It's clever, but you can make a doctor love itADROITDDown 13: Stupid server may lift foodDUMBWAITERDDown 16: Fertilisers maybe getting money raised with feesNITRATESDDown 18: A tirade, one telephoned, interrupting the toneHARANGUEDDown 19: Taught little boy to hold waterTRAINEDDDown 21: Yes, rot destroyed shellfishOYSTERDDown 22: Abandon container with celery half goneCANCELDDown 24: These are sometimes ruined by the castACTS