The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 1st October 2012 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 1st October 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Protection for small area with scrubby vegetationSHEATHAAcross 5: Bert and a model going in to marry, having something on which to consummate the union?WATER BEDAAcross 5: Bert and a model going in to marry, having something on which to consummate the union?WATERBEDAAcross 9: Work into dodgy brie with initially advantageous micro-organismsBACTERIAAAcross 10: Part of body exhibited by drunken setter and trampARMPITAAcross 11: Apathy led ten to suffer ultimate punishmentDEATH PENALTYAAcross 13: Richmond's opener going in to face the bowling with ill-mannered youthBRATAAcross 14: I lecture about old fashioned handbagRETICULEAAcross 17: Strained voice of Scandinavian coming back, carrying paving stoneFALSETTOAAcross 18: Island in sea given vessel useful during floodingSARKAAcross 20: Mixed up teens to store hormoneTESTOSTERONEAAcross 23: Spinster missing turn at end of queue gets old thing on which to play musicSTEREOAAcross 24: A cat is visiting queen to spray!ATOMISERAAcross 25: These make marching difficult for fat suspect captured by navyFLATFEETAAcross 26: In flat marshy land, a drained settlement is secureFASTENDDown 2: Restore body part, reportedlyHEALDDown 3: They counter poisons, when stationed at seaANTIDOTESDDown 4: Book about plants devoured by Brother BalthazarHERBALDDown 5: Sow hectare after unusual prediction from the Met OfficeWEATHER FORECASTDDown 6: Attempt to conceal a piece of clothing in farceTRAVESTYDDown 7: Strange black American danceRUMBADDown 8: Royal spite misguidedly revealed in lettersEPISTOLARYDDown 12: Decorative handle for books used in examinationORNAMENTALDDown 15: Arrive heartened by special so-called signs of approval for lipstick etc.COSMETICSDDown 16: Occupational therapists inhale oxygen, then manage a medical instrumentOTOSCOPEDDown 19: End session on computer when record of voyage concludes 'zero fathoms'LOG OFFDDown 19: End session on computer when record of voyage concludes 'zero fathoms'LOGOFFDDown 21: Thanks to nonsense shown in cards?TAROTDDown 22: Gala's final result announcedFETE