The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 1st January 2018 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 1st January 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Rubber lump engineers initially employMASSEUSEAAcross 9: Cook one old piece of pastaNOODLEAAcross 10: Regularly praises move in ball gamePASSAAcross 11: Expel people starting to trash carriageDEPORTMENTAAcross 12: Acrid drinkBITTERAAcross 14: Left relative keeping homeSINISTERAAcross 15: Some split a lineSEVERALAAcross 17: Complain about you and I returning charmBEWITCHAAcross 20: Left one to live cost freeLIBERATEAAcross 22: Outlaw articles producing fruitBANANAAAcross 23: Wife serving up pre-cooked birdWOODPECKERAAcross 24: Vexed about following in such a mannerSOREAAcross 25: Remove last two episodes of Rude TubeDEDUCTAAcross 26: Unpopular departure for extrovertOUTGOINGDDown 1: Something to make you go soft consumed around fourLAXATIVEDDown 2: Exploits of United States elected state leadersUSESDDown 3: Killing instrument returned to QueenMURDERDDown 4: Upheaval when office worker is in FranceTEMPESTDDown 5: Violate popular part of Edinburgh FestivalINFRINGEDDown 6: Appoint firm to start to mount campaignCOMMISSIONDDown 7: Look quickly at German weaponGLANCEDDown 13: Giant monster due to eruptTREMENDOUSDDown 16: Rotter amazes, standing on head holding drinkAMARETTODDown 18: Encounter prisoner on seaside promenadeCONFRONTDDown 19: Computer depots spread across half of UKDESKTOPDDown 21: Irritating drone I flattenedIRONEDDDown 22: Castigate worker harbouring verminBERATEDDown 24: Quiet work in retail outletSHOP