The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 7th December 2009 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 7th December 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Swallowed fish outside, battered perhapsCOATEDAAcross 4: A child, one with the first girl to winACHIEVEAAcross 9: Wealth of one taking cake at the ballABUNDANCEAAcross 10: Just a moment to get rice on timeTRICEAAcross 11: Entertainment: a short work, but taking timeOPERAAAcross 12: Honest girl meets fake journalistUNASHAMEDAAcross 13: Car reversed by bigwig needs supportRACKINGAAcross 15: Card game, one discovered in the ruins of CreteECARTEAAcross 17: Drunkard, full of pork, needs a tapSPIGOTAAcross 19: Aquatic bird no longer in placePELICANAAcross 22: Coin cases mistakenly forming new item for a collectionACCESSIONAAcross 24: This head could make one cryONIONAAcross 26: A fool turning backwards is stand-offishALOOFAAcross 27: Logo suggests job with qualityTRADEMARKAAcross 28: Confident nitwit angry about upper classASSUREDAAcross 29: There's just nothing at the street edge here in BelgiumOSTENDDDown 1: Outcry at intrigue after half the club has departedCLAMOURDDown 2: Shrewd one wants to get lovableACUTEDDown 3: Adorable when close round earENDEARINGDDown 4: Mean and undistinguishedAVERAGEDDown 5: Dream up headgear to go on childHATCHDDown 6: Mysterious model came with gin and itENIGMATICDDown 7: Polishes me up on issuesEMENDSDDown 8: Antelopes, half crazy, retreating but forgottenUNSUNGDDown 14: Top account promises to be largeCAPACIOUSDDown 16: Anyone present could make this loser calmALLCOMERSDDown 18: Dishonoured one in the can with EdwardTAINTEDDDown 19: Bear-like creatures turning over in sorry sleepPANDASDDown 20: No partners want child that can't slideNONSKIDDDown 21: Criticise a mother's hatPANAMADDown 23: Complicated fears keep one more secureSAFERDDown 25: Angry buccaneer beheadedIRATE