The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 27th October 2014 There are 30 across clues and 30 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 27th October 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Chance of crop pest being dispersedPROSPECTAAcross 1: Buckingham Palace resident's sound boosters?FILLIPSAAcross 5: Victoria was famously not so pleasantly occupiedAMUSEDAAcross 5: Fast partner possibly hopping madFURIOUSAAcross 9: A fellow's half-sister has everything, contrary to expectationsAFTER ALLAAcross 9: Transport frequently used by weaver?SHUTTLEAAcross 10: ’70s trousers are appearing in films regularlyFLARESAAcross 10: One drip, oddly, may be involvedROPEDINAAcross 11: Experienced peacekeepers by riverUNDERWENTAAcross 12: Goods travel on the back of a small vehicleCARGOAAcross 12: Intense sorrow of King George that is beginning to fadeGRIEFAAcross 13: Keep an eye on American-backed reps I've employedSUPERVISEAAcross 13: Like St Peter's gates, not opening prematurely?EARLYAAcross 14: Poor little devil with more than one cast offIMPOVERISHEDAAcross 15: At sea like tar on shipOIL TANKERAAcross 17: Dip nuts in coarse rumSOUR CREAMAAcross 18: Betrayals come from unbeliever, it is saidINFIDELITIESAAcross 19: Alter altar for gay refrainTRA-LAAAcross 21: Favour prig over depraved candidate, ultimatelyPRIVILEGEAAcross 22: Racecourse in Nova ScotiaASCOTAAcross 23: Give lessons in corporate achievementTEACHAAcross 23: Safeguard when English females enter citySHEFFIELDAAcross 24: Captured knight was in poor healthNAILEDAAcross 25: Catholic admitted to weakness in using violenceFORCIBLEAAcross 25: Current sort of underwear?THERMALAAcross 26: Amazingly, Len is on time to sign upENLISTAAcross 26: Broadcaster in Victoria, for exampleSTATIONAAcross 27: Loyal supporter is beginning to accept crazy lawSTALWARTAAcross 27: Drive mad grandee round the bendDERANGEAAcross 28: Drink pints primarily and drink repeatedlyPALE ALEDDown 1: Change the start of a country tripPRANCEDDown 1: Leader of farmers is certain to provide ground rent!FISSUREDDown 2: Widespread public disapproval of demand made by cricketers?OUTCRYDDown 2: Clean pants in ArundelLAUNDERDDown 3: Did agent put up with behaviour by journalist?PERFORMEDDDown 3: Bury uninteresting partINTERDDown 4: Do dull chores badly to show lack of interestCOLD-SHOULDERDDown 4: Dock worker to deserve rumSTEVEDOREDDown 5: Prime time under treesFIRSTDDown 6: Good to swap hands used for grindingMOLARDDown 6: Dreadful nag punter found offensiveREPUGNANTDDown 7: Rear section of orchestra might not be seen to start immediatelySTRAIGHTDDown 7: Lucifer's former prisonOLD NICKDDown 8: Steps down as director before essential service contract initially expiresDESCENDSDDown 8: Wretched serf not summonedSENTFORDDown 11: Put sheet carelessly on vessel and capsizeUPSETTHEBOATDDown 14: Singular chest, many sailorsYACHTSMENDDown 15: Order in dialect is the same in every wayIDENTICALDDown 16: Give out drugs for heartless disease gripping writersDISPENSEDDown 16: Member with change in purse gets readyLIMBERSUPDDown 17: Authorised chemical company to separate waste parts of carcassOFFICIALDDown 17: Leading Irish father has begunSTARTEDDDown 18: Vague family member with hard heartUNCLEARDDown 19: Am in a big muddle in AfricaGAMBIADDown 20: Source of danger that surrounds soldiersTHREATDDown 20: A married woman in the New WorldAMERICADDown 21: An Italian poet, rather slowANDANTEDDown 22: Some laid Easter plansIDEASDDown 23: Crack only found outside civic centreSOLVEDDown 24: Weak part of cliff railwayFRAIL