The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 3rd July 2017 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 3rd July 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Finished, with firm and yours truly getting beatOVERCOMEAAcross 5: Article thought to have entertainedAMUSEDAAcross 9: Van came out to find troglodyteCAVE MANAAcross 9: Van came out to find troglodyteCAVEMANAAcross 10: Everyone taking part in benefit? Swell!BALLOONAAcross 11: Model and I do a tradeIDEALAAcross 12: Before giving birth in old part of South Africa, the bet was onANTENATALAAcross 13: Pay maturer one in distressREMUNERATIONAAcross 17: Plug-in device with power to excite!ELECTRIC FIREAAcross 20: Army unit of 10 involved in blatant troubleBATTALIONAAcross 22: Flyer for old sailorDRAKEAAcross 23: Fuss band gets from fans like thisADORINGAAcross 24: Feeling energy for actionEMOTIONAAcross 25: Custodian takes a look back at the QueenKEEPERAAcross 26: Sharpness as each one turned yellow, initiallyASPERITYDDown 1: Tolkien's goblin concealed plantORCHIDDDown 2: Set one's heart on cooked endiveENVIEDDDown 3: Most attractive to arrive on foreign isletCOMELIESTDDown 4: Sadly, it's ruining aim for scaling downMINIATURISINGDDown 6: Men look in to get fruitMELONDDown 7: Even, that is, for one that's a charmerSMOOTHIEDDown 8: Day fishing, when at a loose endDANGLINGDDown 10: Goat toys with clumsy personBUTTERFINGERSDDown 14: O dear! More trouble for the airportAERODROMEDDown 15: Aircraft's dark shadeJET-BLACKDDown 16: Various theorems in institutionREST HOMEDDown 18: Reservists strike unit on Pacific islandTAHITIDDown 19: Lament lost youth, originally, with fervourKEENLYDDown 21: Vital answer’s not recordedALIVE