The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 21st October 2013 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 21st October 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Writer from home counties admitting plagiarismSCRIBEAAcross 4: A Welsh lecturer visiting senior common room produces illegible writingSCRAWLAAcross 9: Setter fled Middle Eastern countryIRANAAcross 10: Get adopted by founder, St AndrewUNDERSTANDAAcross 11: Go with diamonds, after a two initially precedes card below jackATTENDAAcross 12: Junior members of ambassador's staff have adolescents' first, initially ticklish, facial hairATTACHESAAcross 13: Made smart move into European capitalAMSTERDAMAAcross 15: Be vocal in opposition to new benefitBOONAAcross 16: Urinated in dock, sayWEEDAAcross 17: Let sir collapse in the flowers, having the after-effects of sunburn?BLISTEREDAAcross 21: Everything green made troublesome pollen, sayALLERGENAAcross 22: Source of protein in excellent mealSUPPERAAcross 24: Hull City's after trendy theatreHIPPODROMEAAcross 25: Foolish character appearing in episode of Silent WitnessTWITAAcross 26: More than one way to preserve a tomatoSUNDRYAAcross 27: A Spanish nobleman is a handsome young chapADONISDDown 1: Occupational therapist surrounded by bunch of rugby players uncovers something found in jockstrapSCROTUMDDown 2: Where to practise shooting top off fruitRANGEDDown 3: Large rock making more noticeable soundBOULDERDDown 5: Clergyman's signal to begin interrupted by flipping sailorCURATEDDown 6: Inquisitor's head put on block after painting plantARTICHOKEDDown 7: Learnt in a disorganised fashion before Newton sees the lightLANTERNDDown 8: Writer has deranged general elope with daughterEDGAR ALLAN POEDDown 14: Order punt over here, immediately!THEREUPONDDown 16: What to wear, that is, in holes likely to contain waterWELLIESDDown 18: Hang American upside down next to shedSUSPENDDDown 19: Foes see mine explodingENEMIESDDown 20: A German raid destroyed Moroccan cityAGADIRDDown 23: Elect president?PUT INDDown 23: Elect president?PUTIN