The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 24th May 2010 There are 17 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 24th May 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Cordial offered by a female with improbable storyAFFABLEAAcross 5: Cunning elder initially taken in by minorSLEIGHTAAcross 9: Pegasus regularly goes to talk in French castleCHATEAUAAcross 10: Raid suspect after taxi goes back with drinkBACARDIAAcross 11: Outburst after gold set before heart of Chinese saintAUGUSTINEAAcross 12: State with large amount to distributeALLOTAAcross 13: Worthy sacred syllable turned into recurrent themeMOTIFAAcross 15: Start made by setter setting a novelINSTIGATEAAcross 17: Toying with democratic unionDALLIANCEAAcross 19: Animal put grand in bankTIGERAAcross 22: Hold forth endlessly after getting Jesus' last fishSPRATAAcross 23: Cruel little man involved in organised crimesMERCILESSAAcross 25: Refined pin in neat fashionELEGANTAAcross 26: Place to grow fruit or vegetable?ORCHARDAAcross 27: Drop theologian holding "back to front" viewDESCENDAAcross 28: Facility in which to leave oldies when rheumatoid arthritis initially returns during sad decayDAY CAREAAcross 28: Facility in which to leave oldies when rheumatoid arthritis initially returns during sad decayDAYCAREDDown 1: Praise for a Cape shellfish packed with iodineACCLAIMDDown 2: Anxious about fart receiving exclamation of disgustFRAUGHTDDown 3: Consecrate bishop before inferiorBLESSDDown 4: Copy of book about sport reveals learningERUDITIONDDown 5: Walter Baskerville returned bearing weaponSABREDDown 6: A chit sure to be exchanged for bread and wineEUCHARISTDDown 7: Indian state's home to stream animalGORILLADDown 8: Plant list developed in articleTHISTLEDDown 14: Dim — needing lessons about ethical dealingFAIR TRADEDDown 16: Mad ward with worse bad languageSWEARWORDDDown 17: Swell guy stood up nurseDISTENDDDown 18: Reg poorly maintained by girl's generosityLARGESSDDown 20: State of immature, skipping English girlGRENADADDown 21: Dregs live outside universityRESIDUEDDown 23: Had sex with editor under rugMATEDDDown 24: Spiteful, topless and irritatingITCHY