The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 24th April 2017 There are 14 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 24th April 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Big bird's a hit, of course!ALBATROSSAAcross 8: Tired, as usualBANALAAcross 9: Ahead, accompanied straight awayFORTHWITHAAcross 10: Participant seems a bit breathlessPANTSAAcross 12: Sorted out and put awaySTOREDAAcross 13: Sailor relies sadly on one fast going downABSEILERAAcross 16: Preserve an icon cleric acquired initially in the CaribbeanJAMAICAAAcross 19: Pure wit deployed to do the paperworkWRITE UPAAcross 22: One way to look at edge that's extendedSIDELONGAAcross 25: Short bra undone and perhaps put byABRUPTAAcross 27: It’s not on! Two thirds of all meats are for haggisOFFALAAcross 28: Avert rail disaster? Find alternative transport!AIR TRAVELAAcross 29: Sing till Queen entersTRILLAAcross 30: So daunted, misused and flabbergastedASTOUNDEDDDown 1: Louisa may be a successful authorALCOTTDDown 2: Care a bit about the cause of infectionBACTERIADDown 3: Operated craft with a hundred that had married againCREWEDDDown 4: A trashy waste receptacleASHTRAYDDown 5: Is back to cover distant journeySAFARIDDown 6: Rook's fortressCASTLEDDown 11: Emperor's wandering starTSARDDown 14: Some settle easily downwindLEEDDown 15: Mean to turn up for musical performanceRAPDDown 16: Almost just sauceJUSDDown 17: Wild about mother!MADDDown 18: Medic rises to carry pupil, an oafCLODDDown 20: Grounds to restrain criminalTERRAINSDDown 21: Once more, good guy is opposedAGAINSTDDown 23: Deduces fern is cultivatedINFERSDDown 24: Help to be lean, maybeENABLEDDown 25: Golden god for writerAUTHORDDown 26: Looked, sounding annoyedPEEKED