The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 22nd December 2014 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 22nd December 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Student in holy order is pricklyHOLLYAAcross 10: See 18MISTLETOEAAcross 11: Imply that annuities should be adjustedINSINUATEAAcross 12: See 18BOUGHAAcross 13: Cook pie by the book, as a perfect exampleEPITOMEAAcross 15: Chap with one family, a little fellowMANIKINAAcross 17: Alice twisted part of the small intestineILEACAAcross 18: Most elite ensemble in a particular branch to produce a Christmas balladTHEAAcross 20: Boat carrying mother turned back when in rangeGAMUTAAcross 22: Container Laura endlessly misused is cylindricalTUBULARAAcross 25: Delight when halter's repaired with new insertionENTHRALAAcross 26: Son isn’t cockney but is an exemplary characterSAINTAAcross 27: Sports equipment to fish in Isis, we hearICESKATESAAcross 30: Hate tear — it’s horribleABHORRENTAAcross 31: Wine in cracked jar holding ten unitsRIOJADDown 1: Oriental from that hair-brained lotTHAIDDown 2: Clip seal loosely to powdered flavouringALLSPICEDDown 3: Sound chap of sacred songHYMNDDown 4: It's inherent when I am a person in front of a hospital departmentIMMANENTDDown 5: Could alien seem divided in this regard?ESTEEMDDown 6: Shady performance by Santa?FLY-BY-NIGHTDDown 7: Wedged right in and assaultedSTRUCKDDown 8: Get together with the networkMESHDDown 13: Be a “has been” and sit aroundEXISTDDown 14: Sort of advance one may meet under 10OSCULATORYDDown 16: The kind of day that’s celebrated at ChristmasNATALDDown 19: The Spanish happening to reach hospital at the last possible hourELEVENTHDDown 21: Test of endurance in ancient battleMARATHONDDown 23: Noël Coward’s ghost is gayBLITHEDDown 24: Spoiled rottenRUINEDDDown 26: Actor in Ray Stark’s “Funny Girl”STARDDown 28: Front runners key any red tab in racing vehicleKARTDDown 29: Secure the animalSEAL