The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 29th May 2017 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 29th May 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: What cook needs ready for eating outside city areaRECIPEAAcross 4: Soldiers getting round lake — this will provide shadePARASOLAAcross 9: Flirting daughter joins friendly groupDALLIANCEAAcross 10: Chopped up food finally covered with sweet stuffDICEDAAcross 11: A fight in the vicinityABOUTAAcross 12: Dear Pete's awfully full of hopelessnessDESPERATEAAcross 13: Bother, finishing in airport with foreign currencyTROUBLEAAcross 15: Harry, a snooker player?POTTERAAcross 17: Leave behind a land with limited opportunity for growthDESERTAAcross 19: Last-minute note to change church bookPSALTERAAcross 22: European Union record is set down by editor and praisedEULOGISEDAAcross 24: Burglar's collection's thrown back in seatSTOOLAAcross 26: Alarm not initially the cause of faultERRORAAcross 27: A maiden to exploit men — time for fun!AMUSEMENTAAcross 28: What could be seaside illnessDISEASEAAcross 29: Something a bit ropy in London thoroughfareSTRANDDDown 1: A little woman in rave beamingRADIANTDDown 2: Music-maker entertained by chancellorCELLODDown 3: Dad at home with item of furniture that can be given a coat of gloss?PAINTABLEDDown 4: Exercise getting journalists into a happy moodPRESS-UPDDown 5: Something high in cooler — first thing to be thrown outRIDGEDDown 6: Man reacts unexpectedly in religious ceremonySACRAMENTDDown 7: Peril ultimately with snake? Run!LADDERDDown 8: Nervous in an act of brinkmanship?ONEDGEDDown 14: Supreme rulers finished on cricket groundOVERLORDSDDown 16: New entrant is fly-by-nightTRANSIENTDDown 18: Having the will to help others following on?TESTATEDDown 19: Platform bringing disgrace to presidentPODIUMDDown 20: Members of a family are toldRELATEDDDown 21: Member to perform final act in storyLEGENDDDown 23: Police officer held in regard, alwaysGARDADDown 25: Here's old piano — time for musical entertainmentOPERA