The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 17th December 2018 There are 12 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 17th December 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 4: Little bit of puddingTRIFLEAAcross 6: Fit for Charlton's team?ATHLETICAAcross 9: Agreed it's strange, entering study when retiredNODDEDAAcross 10: Direct view round painting retrospectiveSTRAIGHTAAcross 11: Poor American threesome busk stripped to get famousILLUSTRIOUSAAcross 15: Learnt about new source of lightLANTERNAAcross 17: Endorse program rangeAPPROVEAAcross 18: Times contains a very easy cut-out as always to express one's opinionHAVEYOURSAYAAcross 22: Make too much of charge on six deliveries?OVERRATEAAcross 23: Student's university union holds vote on railway extravaganceLUXURYAAcross 24: Condition of Russian fighter's low grade after downpourMIGRAINEAAcross 25: US agent returned to kill guardDEFENDDDown 1: Pincers from lobsters primarily found between jettiesPLIERSDDown 2: Fixed position with upcoming young artistSTATIONARYDDown 3: Sorts out certain matter arisingCLEARSUPDDown 4: Concrete counter absorbs spilled ginTANGIBLEDDown 5: Lazy and idle, not working around noonINDOLENTDDown 7: Turn up wearing reservists' old clothingTOGADDown 8: Pretty sharp, heading offCUTEDDown 12: Run on vintage junk for restorationRENOVATINGDDown 13: Wet suit bafflingly punctures againMOISTUREDDown 14: Naive revolutionary married unknown seer and diedDEWY-EYEDDDown 16: Insubstantial online article's trueETHEREALDDown 19: New university students given educationUNUSEDDDown 20: Rush to animal park before the end of termZOOMDDown 21: Lump of ice in cucumber ginBERG