The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 9th January 2012 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 9th January 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Pays Colonel Short to play musicCALYPSOAAcross 5: Average disturbance unknown: it's a contradiction in termsPARADOXAAcross 10: Jacob’s brother in Charlie’s AuntESAUAAcross 11: Adjust to new date, remaining correctly alignedORIENTATEDAAcross 12: Get off ! It's flaming hot!ALIGHTAAcross 13: Walked over pupil — completely crushedTRAMPLEDAAcross 14: Ease an age problem in part of the MedAEGEAN SEAAAcross 16: Quiet US city to produce philosopherPLATOAAcross 17: Decline and Fall?ABATEAAcross 19: A rest disturbed after foundation shows a level of interestBASERATESAAcross 23: Monster with a lethal stare — Herb is king!BASILISKAAcross 24: In an Englishman's castle silver is protected with respectHOMAGEAAcross 26: So half fold at sea — the result of heavy rainFLASH FLOODAAcross 26: So half fold at sea — the result of heavy rainFLASHFLOODAAcross 27: Stage part of Driving Miss DaisyDAISAAcross 28: A poisonous element here? It’s a small world!MERCURYAAcross 29: God's pain revealed in stylePANACHEDDown 2: Sailor's new love let off the hookABSOLVEDDown 3: Immature guy on rocky roadYOUNGDDown 4: Hornets fly around pruneSHORTENDDown 6: Trojan hero at ease, an unusual versionAENEASDDown 7: Article about bad apple the French pursued unaccompaniedA CAPPELLADDown 8: Make a pig of oneself when recovering from East Asian trip, initiallyOVEREATDDown 9: Earn a lot from success with article on sailor's vesselHIT THE JACKPOTDDown 15: Imported from outsideEXTRINSICDDown 18: Reading code badly in bare, rough environmentBRAILLEDDown 20: Chained wrong anteaterECHIDNADDown 21: Heading off, welshing maybe on old Albion supporters?ENGLISHDDown 22: Take issue with new ride holding very noisy elementDIFFERDDown 25: Deem a change to be necessary for Jason's legendary assistantMEDEA