The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 24th October 2016 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 24th October 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: A wizard of a birdMERLINAAcross 5: After ten years, not extremely corruptDECADENTAAcross 9: Stressed out making puddingsDESSERTSAAcross 10: Near to shelter, originally in darknessNIGHTSAAcross 11: Open-air sex at assembly causes annoyanceEXASPERATIONAAcross 13: Ask Edward to stayBIDEAAcross 14: Discretionary rendering too plainOPTIONALAAcross 17: Game fellows, 32 found on boardCHESSMENAAcross 18: Fish where else — at sea?EELSAAcross 20: Room where the food of love is produced in classical styleCHAMBER MUSICAAcross 23: Breakfast food mum endlessly lies about!MUESLIAAcross 24: Close call for armies out of step between two pointsNEAR MISSAAcross 25: Think again about people who are foolish about SundayREASSESSAAcross 26: Passion about brillianceLUSTREDDown 2: Sees those that agree, we're toldEYESDDown 3: Inclination, having seen about Romeo, to be all earsLISTENERSDDown 4: Girl student is conventionalNORMALDDown 5: Diana's schedule leads to setbacksDISAPPOINTMENTSDDown 6: Sorry — the prisoner's worn outCONTRITEDDown 7: We have a number like this to handDIGITDDown 8: People's friend is known countrywideNATIONALLYDDown 12: Is the ghoul, perhaps, a warning to mariners?LIGHTHOUSEDDown 15: Wins with cunning core movesOVERCOMESDDown 16: One doctor brought ice back, the French foolIMBECILEDDown 19: Attack animal that's unwellASSAILDDown 21: Thinks a bit of how anagram uses tricksMUSESDDown 22: Employer to practise on riverUSER