The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 16th December 2013 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 16th December 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sensible for Queen's annual meeting with retired volunteers to be captured in photoPRAGMATICAAcross 6: Boss of horse-breeding establishmentSTUDAAcross 10: Play with Nigel's marbles?ELGINAAcross 11: Cut back on young trees pulped for fabricPOLYESTERAAcross 12: Dislike carrying companion to last seat in chopperHATCHETAAcross 13: Clown's gift is entertaining upper-class fellowsBUFFOONAAcross 14: Check for mortar supportREINFORCEMENTAAcross 17: Perfume's smell reportedly can get extremely tiresomeEAU DE TOILETTEAAcross 21: Made fun of a bit of a blunder I'd editedDERIDEDAAcross 22: Welfare payment's been adjusted to suitBENEFITAAcross 24: Briefly serious at chasing boy having broken part of dinner serviceGRAVY BOATAAcross 25: Saw return of missing web access?TENONAAcross 26: Bias knitting's initially held by stitchSKEWAAcross 27: American director managed to penetrate French director's new circleTARANTINODDown 1: Diagram analysing each tripPIE CHARTDDown 2: Leaderless gang on street causing fearANGSTDDown 3: Thirty days of rest can be a long timeMONTH OF SUNDAYSDDown 4: He gives better adviceTIPSTERDDown 5: "Boreability"?CALIBREDDown 7: Make tart fit to give in returnTIT FOR TATDDown 8: Reckless of beloved student to drop outDARINGDDown 9: Complain with Sir John about fish dishBEEF WELLINGTONDDown 15: Lush popular song to be taken up by first two tenorsINEBRIATEDDown 16: Investigated novel set-up to put by moneyWENTINTODDown 18: Last in a series of "Doctors" goes beyond finish timeENDMOSTDDown 19: Spacecraft has alternative grip to handORBITERDDown 20: Proverbs for modern times?ADAGESDDown 23: Joy to have pigs' heart served up on mushroomsFUNGI