The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 16th April 2012 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 16th April 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: See 12THEOCEANAAcross 9: Like seabird behind a boatASTERNAAcross 10: Royal Navy?BLUEAAcross 11: Can't be holedUNSINKABLEAAcross 12: 19's fate, uncharacteristically!DROP INAAcross 14: Places in office where 19 aimed to beINSTATESAAcross 15: Scruffy drunk empties pocketsUNKEMPTAAcross 17: Director of romance at sea?CAMERONAAcross 20: Dish of shellfish acquiring a central Paris followingCALAMARIAAcross 22: Show embarrassment in Communist hideoutREDDENAAcross 23: Plenty had abandoned wreck, yet entertainment continuedANDTHEBANDAAcross 24: Complete mix-up, made haste with a call for top speedFULLAAcross 25: Musical performance by unaccompanied topless escortGIGOLOAAcross 26: Hear my reaction to Halloween trick or treatICE CREAMAAcross 26: Hear my reaction to Halloween trick or treatICECREAMDDown 1: Issue with women leaving 19 firstCHILDRENDDown 2: Look out up frontFOREDDown 3: Elect concerning change of courseRETURNDDown 4: Aristotle shipped in Desdemona's sisterONASSISDDown 5: Enigma's resolved by a cure for indigestionMAGNESIADDown 6: See 24 acrossSTEAMAHEADDDown 7: Burnt tea, as reported to generalBRULEEDDown 13: Safeguard wrought iron teacupPRECAUTIONDDown 16: See 23PLAYEDONDDown 18: Burden after maiden perhaps put on too much weightOVERLOADDDown 19: It hit an iceberg largely concealed, dropping headfirstTITANICDDown 21: I need a translation of Latin poemAENEIDDDown 22: Right part of cow is provided to steerRUDDERDDown 24: Ticket price sounds reasonableFARE