The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 18th April 2016 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 18th April 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Support by lottery possibly a disadvantageDRAW BACKAAcross 1: Support by lottery possibly a disadvantageDRAWBACKAAcross 5: Shocks hit dad, retrospectivelyAPPALSAAcross 9: Theatrical company comes back and arranges playsPERFORMSAAcross 10: Talked oddly after hit in fightBATTLEAAcross 12: Piercing pain from cyst in groinSTINGAAcross 13: Alien gent surprisingly lacking in refinementINELEGANTAAcross 14: Sophisticated women's magazineCOSMOPOLITANAAcross 18: Lack of practical knowledge starts off international nuclear eventINEXPERIENCEAAcross 21: Jeopardises the rents with a reviewTHREATENSAAcross 23: Come into business with 50% reductionENTERAAcross 24: Unlikely outcome to bumping off an unimportant personNOBODYAAcross 25: Soldiers have gone off with church fundRESOURCEAAcross 26: Sets up son after Queen's shocking treatmentERECTSAAcross 27: In my view, it's possibly easiest to include setterASISEEITDDown 1: Remove extremely disreputable modelDEPOSEDDown 2: Scared to help without brother in ItalyAFRAIDDDown 3: Reserve school for a literary gatheringBOOKGROUPDDown 4: Kill retired Grand National winner pursuant to promiseCOMMITMURDERDDown 6: Reportedly part of ending to the warPEACEDDown 7: About time unusual star act catches the eyeATTRACTSDDown 8: Perspiring from consuming gutted sow earlierSWEATINGDDown 11: Absence of power to assist the French ship reach headlandHELPLESSNESSDDown 15: In cryptic clues, hero is lustfulLECHEROUSDDown 16: Reserve detective takes positionDISTANCEDDown 17: Animal on island to the north can be toleratedBEARABLEDDown 19: Some superstar vegans go very hungrySTARVEDDown 20: Take a b-breakARRESTDDown 22: Examine car before end of MOTAUDIT