The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 3rd October 2016 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 3rd October 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Gives advice to son struggling with cluesCOUNSELSAAcross 5: Yemeni initially hides in a poor area for protectionASYLUMAAcross 9: Way gear is broken causes loss of control while drivingROAD RAGEAAcross 10: Uniform worn by the French teamELEVENAAcross 12: Contribution from lifelong criminalFELONAAcross 13: Paris, say, not prepared to retreat in long-running conflict.TROJAN WARAAcross 14: It reduces current desire to follow less intelligent directionsDIMMERSWITCHAAcross 18: Just quietly produces something to play withUPRIGHT PIANOAAcross 21: Strange rituals found in more than one advanced countryAUSTRALIAAAcross 23: Enrol in secret network, retrospectivelyENTERAAcross 24: Popular newspapers get torn to piecesINRAGSAAcross 25: Was unlike daughter to defer, if challengedDIFFEREDAAcross 26: The first ambassador regularly meets subjectsTHEMESAAcross 27: English capital winds up accepting new fencesENCLOSESDDown 1: Used to serve wine in bistro without introducing age restrictionsCARAFEDDown 2: Powerless to arrest student with drug joining universityUNABLEDDown 3: Getting less vice over a short period with support from rulerSHRINKINGDDown 4: With justification, run away with a friend to meet heartless ladyLEGITIMATELYDDown 6: Girl has what it takes for this type of dancingSALSADDown 7: Outrageously vile banter's hard to acceptLIVE WITHDDown 8: UK possibly shows cunning taking on money after abandoning EuropeMONARCHYDDown 11: Working together on Ontario CID reformCOORDINATIONDDown 15: Remarkable to have prevailed on Fred to return before mid-JulyWONDERFULDDown 16: He doesn't believe our species is top of the tableHUMANISTDDown 17: Keep safe before getting helpPRESERVEDDown 19: Begins to play leading roles in front of empty theatresSTARTSDDown 20: Wears down sweetheart's resistance with poemsERODESDDown 22: Scoundrel's regret over turning up to workROGUE