The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 21st September 2015 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 21st September 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Support person on callSTAND BYAAcross 1: Support person on callSTANDBYAAcross 5: Capricious to show a sign of nervousness after blunderERRATICAAcross 9: Taxes initially rise astronomically, then eventually stabiliseRATESAAcross 10: Surprisingly, Attlee ran as deputyALTERNATEAAcross 11: Declared her possibly dead after churchPRONOUNCEDAAcross 12: Employs corrupt practices after sailor leavesUSESAAcross 14: Operating on NHS at times causes surpriseASTONISHMENTAAcross 18: Story about a strange female cat is acceptableSATISFACTORYAAcross 21: Rule out an inducementLUREAAcross 22: In a state of depression, head of department dismissed empty legacyDEJECTEDLYAAcross 25: Cutting ditch next to a new junctionTRENCHANTAAcross 26: Some Cumbria rhododendrons form a prickly shrubBRIARAAcross 27: Evil prophet said to be genuineSINCEREAAcross 28: Encouraged a plot to capture alien aircraft finallyABETTEDDDown 1: Band is ready after half pastSTRIPEDDown 2: CIA not involved in court caseACTIONDDown 3: Daughter is to have strip of landDISPOSSESSDDown 4: Long to get paid by the end of MayYEARNDDown 5: Mix with street revolutionary on the far left, sayEXTREMISTDDown 6: Unusual resistance to song being sungRAREDDown 7: Umpire's new skill set up move to another placeTRANSFERDDown 8: Spray trees with carbon dioxide as a wood preservativeCREOSOTEDDown 13: Kind of fish, albeit bizarreCHARITABLEDDown 15: Typically bring up refusal to state how old one isON AVERAGEDDown 16: Cuts off income support, when collecting well behind timeISOLATESDDown 17: About time he operates as first ministerSTURGEONDDown 19: He can't stop to build on the new technologyADDICTDDown 20: Cross lengthy bridleway in the middleHYBRIDDDown 23: In addition, there is no need to run for itEXTRADDown 24: Active communist is a painACHE