The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 12th September 2011 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 12th September 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Corrupt idle talk — it cost lives in wartimePOISON GASAAcross 6: Keep messy little dogPEKEAAcross 10: Person with prejudice hasn't begun to liveEXISTAAcross 11: They drive most Tories wild but not with ecstasyMOTORISTSAAcross 12: Emotional time leading to much gossipTEARFULAAcross 13: Where to keep sisters in order?NUNNERYAAcross 14: Paparazzi hope to understandGET THE PICTUREAAcross 17: Worker has more maturity after David's terrible lossesDISADVANTAGESAAcross 21: Rapidly expand benefit to include everyoneBALLOONAAcross 22: Choirboy gulps first mouthful of milk shakeTREMBLEAAcross 24: Decoration from commodore's last uniform in range of coloursEPAULETTEAAcross 25: Earl shuns one queen to embrace another peerEQUALAAcross 26: Plane — possibly one leaving Hebridean islandTREEAAcross 27: They're fleeing wastelands, retreating troops admittedDESERTERSDDown 1: Honour soldier standing in support of the others during drillPRESTIGEDDown 2: Good location for holiday business in IowaIBIZADDown 3: Wizard having blasted off?OUT OF THIS WORLDDDown 4: Knocking back beer behind stadium may be a schoolgirl's habitGYMSLIPDDown 5: Malevolent function CIA's covering upSATANICDDown 7: What's laid traditionally for hunters following fast?EASTER EGGDDown 8: Makes attempts at games, say, seldom taking partESSAYSDDown 9: Phone specifically placed in pub to occupy last positionBRINGUPTHEREARDDown 15: Worker's initial live data corrupted by surge of currentTIDAL WAVEDDown 16: Sea walls demolished, tooASWELLASDDown 18: Handed over old hat on coming inDONATEDDDown 19: Portion of dessert cafe's served up for playerACTRESSDDown 20: Target area for old baseABJECTDDown 23: Scottish island housing region's top monsterBRUTE