The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 2nd January 2017 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 2nd January 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Seaside entertainer's top banana at every party!BEACH BALLAAcross 9: Seaside entertainer's top banana at every party!BEACHBALLAAcross 10: Join fellows following a team's comebackAFFIXAAcross 11: Humming is about to finally irritate manREEKINGAAcross 12: Exhaust us with one big defeatWEAR OUTAAcross 13: Dvorak composed with outright spiritVODKAAAcross 14: Chippy has fish come inCARPENTERAAcross 16: Insignificant part of the whole Mariana Trench?ADROPINTHEOCEANAAcross 19: Look at ingredients of face paint?EYEMAKEUPAAcross 21: LP for a pound? Not sure about that!ALBUMAAcross 22: Upset by rejection of offer to contain rust problemDISTURBAAcross 23: Southern ozone's dispersion is dropping offSNOOZESAAcross 24: Little room has nothing with which to make musicCELLOAAcross 25: Queen dejected in the shadeROYAL BLUEDDown 1: Beaver a bit to sort out contractABBREVIATEDDown 2: Flowers for old tennis champion accepting downfallLAVENDERDDown 3: Australian woman's quiet about a romanceSHEILADDown 4: Joke about name of teamGANGDDown 5: Florist's son's getting into River DanceFLOWERSHOPDDown 6: Journalist's leader's in the style of writer on love — hot stuff!JALAPENODDown 7: Try to perform forfeit without involving meEFFORTDDown 8: Brexiteer's content to leaveEXITDDown 14: Rent/buy car to get around cityCANTERBURYDDown 15: Mum has rest disrupted by call from big top managerRINGMASTERDDown 17: Take advantage of working to support production at universityPLAYUPONDDown 18: Sleep in the Spanish quarter, after eating first with Doctor NickEMBEZZLEDDown 20: See about set-up of ISA with no troubleEASILYDDown 21: Moon mission gets ahead with initial orbitAPOLLODDown 22: Pack ornamentDECKDDown 23: Scottish island's engulfed by the "Whisky Experience"SKYE