The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 4th February 2013 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 4th February 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 5: Embracing doctor, Rose turned melancholySOMBREAAcross 6: Crack about time off workCLEAVEAAcross 9: Meagre order of sparesSPARSEAAcross 10: Spoiled neat town's determinationTENACITYAAcross 11: Look back at the fortressKEEPAAcross 12: Clever Dick confused small California marketsSMART ALECKAAcross 13: One going ahead to face messengerFRONT-RUNNERAAcross 13: One going ahead to face messengerFRONTRUNNERAAcross 18: Squeakers in new cello classCLOSECALLSAAcross 21: Developed so-called shudder in ScotlandGREWAAcross 22: Persuade criminal to take French wine at churchCONVINCEAAcross 23: Storybook giftTALENTAAcross 24: Monday: moved generatorDYNAMOAAcross 25: Lawyers' pantsBRIEFSDDown 1: I'm right, though not correctIMPROPERDDown 2: Small rivers making squeaking soundsCREEKSDDown 3: Board to name marine organismsPLANKTONDDown 4: Able to trade, say, or postpone indefinitelyCANCELDDown 5: Folded papers for an army engineerSAPPERDDown 7: Adjusted net with diamonds as lureENTICEDDown 8: The way compressor produced vapour waveSTEAMROLLERDDown 14: Soubriquet applied to the old devil?NICKNAMEDDown 15: Overwhelmed and drownedENGULFEDDDown 16: Tree in unusual Mondrian paintingALMONDDDown 17: Pretends to attack but collapses, we hearFEINTSDDown 19: Mastermind's new satnavSAVANTDDown 20: Father received thanks in return for parodySATIRE