The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 2nd October 2017 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 2nd October 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: To Holmes, a criminal is repugnantLOATHSOMEAAcross 10: Confuse shy hostTHROWAAcross 11: Fool puts cheap wine before the QueenPLONKERAAcross 12: Praised heart in warrior making contactLIAISONAAcross 13: Quickly turn around every document demanding your initialsEDDYAAcross 14: Studio boss who could animate any wild setWALT DISNEYAAcross 16: Hear wife has little ones making containers for tackleYFRONTSAAcross 17: Identify smell as something with no real effectPLACEBOAAcross 19: Without this star, we should all be deadHEARTTHROBAAcross 22: Addict getting friendly description of simple instructionsUSERAAcross 24: Negative outcome of narrow failure with organic treatmentNOCIGARAAcross 25: Out of office working with permissionONLEAVEAAcross 26: Order forecast without any publicityEDICTAAcross 27: Healthy edge a politician needs to get coverageSOUND BITEAAcross 27: Healthy edge a politician needs to get coverageSOUNDBITEDDown 1: Notice if floor is dampSLIPPERYWHENWETDDown 2: It prevents disclosure of a comedian's routine, perhapsGAG ORDERDDown 3: In self-conscious surroundings a king is unreliableSHAKYDDown 4: They may display welcome for those suffering ill-treatmentDOORMATSDDown 5: Parts of Bristol remain backward for wineMERLOTDDown 6: Film equipment captures dangerous liquid turning into vapourSTEADICAMDDown 7: Stir up negative response to teacher under pressurePRISONDDown 8: Distribute funny tweets over a continuous periodTWENTYFOURSEVENDDown 15: Start eating, it's fantastic!INSTIGATEDDown 17: Introduction for record by rising European groupPROLOGUEDDown 18: Old flame still sounds happyECSTATICDDown 20: Comic character shaped like Bowie?ARCHIEDDown 21: Present state excludes a non-orthodox viewHERESYDDown 23: Decline to provide cover, if perimeter is lostSLIDE