The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 10th December 2018 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 10th December 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Swimmer private investigator managed to hoax regularlyPIRANHAAAcross 5: Believes in maintaining hard drivesTHRUSTSAAcross 9: Religious instruction to the German jockeyRIDERAAcross 10: Monument of leader's characterHEADSTONEAAcross 11: Regard card head shows trial participantEYEWITNESSAAcross 12: Just fine atmosphereFAIRAAcross 14: Ruins ground thrown all aboutSURROUNDINGAAcross 18: Number of article relating to a sense of beautyANAESTHETICAAcross 21: Exposed and inwardly vulnerable when retreatingBAREAAcross 22: Redesign planetarium without right engineerMANIPULATEAAcross 25: Air assistance coming back with one second opinionDIAGNOSISAAcross 26: One knocking top off large fireplaceINGLEAAcross 27: Tracked part of play over time with directorSCENTEDAAcross 28: Approve goal men seek regularlyENDORSEDDown 1: Penny pressed and cleanedPURGEDDDown 2: Left European space in exchange for moneyREDEEMDDown 3: Egomaniac insists car is restyledNARCISSISTDDown 4: Very pale, like domesticated fowlASHENDDown 5: Delight bearTRANSPORTDDown 6: Camera-shy, concealing skin complaintRASHDDown 7: Erratic mounted police contain riotous raidSPORADICDDown 8: Strangely agrees to accept the empty ship's lowest class accommodationSTEERAGEDDown 13: Idle, posh prisoner raised trophy bombUNOCCUPIEDDDown 15: Tried out black vehicle with scarlet upholsteryREHEARSEDDDown 16: Wounding comment on notice over small islandBARBADOSDDown 17: Transport union's head replaced by Conservative, brieflyCARRIAGEDDown 19: Emblem right for plagueBADGERDDown 20: Remove permit to enter riverDELETEDDown 23: Offspring lives with SusanISSUEDDown 24: Heads of kingdoms negotiate international treaty and uniteKNIT