The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 22nd October 2012 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 22nd October 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: One conservative in Far Eastern country rejected partySOCIALAAcross 4: Snatch sailor approaching ChannelABDUCTAAcross 9: Words written to court mean nothing to landlordLOVEAAcross 10: Small-town travellin' agents in place shortlyPROVINCIALAAcross 11: See 9LETTERAAcross 12: Delay agreement about return of right match officialDEFERRALAAcross 13: Single perversion brought about senator's declineLESSENINGAAcross 15: Stop tenor coming in, for exampleSTAYAAcross 16: Earl given away by worthless fellowCHAPAAcross 17: Habit male discarded, laid-back under guardCUSTODIALAAcross 21: Welsh rugby team backs sick after p-passageLLANELLIAAcross 22: Fresh meat cut into by sailorsVERNALAAcross 24: Stars having a lot to put up with? Far from itLITTLE BEARAAcross 25: Mere indoor sportPOOLAAcross 26: Fight is eclipsed by all othersRESISTAAcross 27: Sorry about everything going west in TV series!DALLASDDown 1: European characters from Brussels love NeighboursSLOVENEDDown 2: Agent in court behaved furtivelyCREPTDDown 3: Analgesic distributed in ParisASPIRINDDown 5: Cases for silk underwear?BRIEFSDDown 6: Poor clue adjudged to be corruptedULCERATEDDDown 7: Office worker distressed at delayTEALADYDDown 8: Particular party to which Julie belonged may be reformedGOLDENJUBILEEDDown 14: In backward places a fly becomes inactiveSTAGNATESDDown 16: His job depends on mineCOLLIERDDown 18: Brewing tank turns up near dilapidated Greek barTAVERNADDown 19: What a test begins with keeps a learner perplexedAT A LOSSDDown 20: Little fish from river pinched by fairiesELVERSDDown 23: Some contrary people persuaded to drive offREPEL