The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 26th December 2011 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 26th December 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Little bit of dirt on garment taken to the cleanersFLEECEDAAcross 5: Heavenly display from artist in London areaRAINBOWAAcross 9: Neat trail, oddly enough, in part of South AfricaNATALAAcross 10: Nobody needs a single northern bird in New YorkNONENTITYAAcross 11: At sea a plump seal finds plentiful foodSLAPUPMEALAAcross 12: Musical foursome about the sameABBAAAcross 14: A bore rambling in the country shows restraintFORBEARANCEAAcross 18: They won't keep beer I splash all over the placePERISHABLESAAcross 21: One vehicle for terrible rulerIVANAAcross 22: RAF accepts doubtful UFO?SPACECRAFTAAcross 25: Fruit grower's first to hire againGREENGAGEAAcross 26: Discrimination makes senseTASTEAAcross 27: TV executives think they are very important sailorsRATINGSAAcross 28: Put right about costumeREDRESSDDown 1: European heard in the endFINISHDDown 2: Catch flipping associate? Not quiteENTRAPDDown 3: Foul cast — or cast keeping in the shade?COLOURFASTDDown 4: Material used for some garden implementsDENIMDDown 5: What town crier may do to jog memories?RINGABELLDDown 6: Taverns in Nova Scotia primarilyINNSDDown 7: Somewhere in Oz small outlaw tucked into cheeseBRISBANEDDown 8: Traveller may be weary, struggling over a great distanceWAYFARERDDown 13: Writing censored by editor taken to courtPROSECUTEDDDown 15: After harvest fruit is seen againREAPPEARSDDown 16: Jerry's spanielSPRINGERDDown 17: Chaps covered with slippery tar on deckORNAMENTDDown 19: Bother with false lashesHASSLEDDown 20: Extremely affluent females in capitalATHENSDDown 23: Give the go-ahead for patentCLEARDDown 24: Clergyman is to lose his head soonANONDDown 24: Clergyman is to lose his head soonANON.