The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 11th September 2017 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 11th September 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Ways to confuse testersSTREETSAAcross 5: Reader of the Sun standing outside churchSCHOLARAAcross 10: Transport head of the A-teamTAXIAAcross 11: Aid helpers to develop directionLEADERSHIPAAcross 12: Scoot along in a carBEETLEAAcross 13: Tamper with us struggling against the currentUPSTREAMAAcross 14: Required to be moved — in the wrong aisle!ESSENTIALAAcross 16: "S'pity", slurred under the influence!TIPSYAAcross 17: Rush around Deep SouthSPEEDAAcross 19: Is it wrong best leaders are deposed as the most powerful?STRONGESTAAcross 23: Conservative leader, politician needing external cover from PCCOMPUTERAAcross 24: Spoil gutted fish in ParisPOISONAAcross 26: Stand in as secret is outRESISTANCEAAcross 27: Unaware of having somewhat made a fussDEAFAAcross 28: Shocked as naughty nun is hugged by Saint EdwardSTUNNEDAAcross 29: Ran off to get key copiedESCAPEDDDown 2: Eliot embraces composer's passagesTRAVELSDDown 3: Be an alien consuming elevenses?EXISTDDown 4: Most unbelievable to be wholly involved in trialTALLESTDDown 6: Tuck right into finishCREASEDDown 7: Watching old boy waiting on tablesOBSERVINGDDown 8: Fauna and flora finally killed reversing over motorwayANIMALSDDown 9: Devising team, initially for a clever code-breakerMANUFACTURINGDDown 15: Immunity from the next poem I composeEXEMPTIONDDown 18: Argue for examinationPROTESTDDown 20: Subdue work by journalistsOPPRESSDDown 21: Space for keeping silver in shopSTORAGEDDown 22: Figure standing right awaySTATUEDDown 25: I help Northern Ireland riseINDIA