The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 18th December 2017 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 18th December 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Primarily grand, imposing, regal — a fine, furry East African nativeGIRAFFEAAcross 5: Conflict-free oceanPACIFICAAcross 9: Wireless plug in portRADIOAAcross 10: Love and Bermuda?TRIANGLESAAcross 11: Weirdly a NYC psycho is licking bootsSYCOPHANCYAAcross 12: Cable car opens a bitROPEAAcross 14: Dine out, sitting next to writer with depression — that's unconnectedINDEPENDENTAAcross 18: Breathtaking act clears up messSPECTACULARAAcross 21: Compiler satisfied about detailITEMAAcross 22: Moving crates, also moving stepsESCALATORSAAcross 25: A paper (or none) misrepresented PMAFTERNOONAAcross 26: Portrait of him ageingIMAGEAAcross 27: The musician honoured Rossini in playing his finalesENDINGSAAcross 28: Part of pants (eg gusset) turns intimateSUGGESTDDown 1: Loud fish, not loud fishGARISHDDown 2: Edit socialist legislationREDACTDDown 3: Profits, not false impressionsFOOTPRINTSDDown 4: Another actorEXTRADDown 5: Head teacher announced rulePRINCIPALDDown 6: Hasn't the ability for hypocrisyCANTDDown 7: Went after food well cookedFOLLOWEDDDown 8: Class about television tapeCASSETTEDDown 13: In credit briefly and relaxing on the way upINCREASINGDDown 15: Noises interfering with CID verdictsDECISIONSDDown 16: Friend chasing building site quotationESTIMATEDDown 17: Beaten by achievement in contractDEFEATEDDDown 19: See Ms Blanchett's spotLOCATEDDown 20: Look what you may get, if you bend down in an American henhouse, say!ASPECTDDown 23: Relatives value notes being regularly sent offAUNTSDDown 24: Architect's birdWREN