The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 17th February 2020 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 17th February 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Conflict provided communist leader with a world unsettledCOLD WARAAcross 5: Check inside friend's suitsMATCHESAAcross 9: All the directors get meals thrown inFULLBOARDAAcross 10: Teacher rebels against bullying by insensitive principalsRABBIAAcross 11: It covers physical damage caused by small carrierSCABAAcross 12: Up or down? Its position is largely gender basedTOILET SEATAAcross 14: Work is advanced initially, following my closely focused visionMYOPIAAAcross 15: Gathered together, dressed up as damesAMASSEDAAcross 16: Magazine passages artist retractedARSENALAAcross 18: Vegetable seen in middle of bendy riverENDIVEAAcross 20: Subject number falls within this range?THEMENDIPSAAcross 21: Common secretion gets much use when scrubbing bottomsSNOTAAcross 24: Weapon improvised by a godSHIVAAAcross 25: Deadline for eating food could perhaps be TuesdayUSEBYDATEAAcross 26: Simple indicator of a healthy dog, they sayNOSWEATAAcross 27: Keep talking as doctor begins opening gasDRONE ONDDown 1: Smacks son climbing to the top, getting grazeCUFFSDDown 2: Quiet infant (not the first born); this must have worked!LULLABYDDown 3: Fly traps made from empty wine bottlesWEBSDDown 4: Jury may have such trouble based on a misrepresentationREASONABLEDOUBTDDown 5: Medieval banquet might add to itMIDDLEAGESPREADDDown 6: Cheers corrupt characters that deal out fortunesTAROTCARDSDDown 7: He makes tea for old peopleHEBREWSDDown 8: Awkward when trying to gain height thus?STILTEDDDown 13: Inaugurate plant that's key to discovering richesOPEN SESAMEDDown 16: Thatcher, for example, sent up some policemen as it ragedARTISANDDown 17: Type notices about English clubsSPECIESDDown 19: Classic contest to acquire National Trust silverVINTAGEDDown 22: Link that is preserved?TIE-INDDown 23: Keying error deleted note from blood descriptionTYPO