The Guardian Quiptic Answers - Monday, 2nd October 2023 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 2nd October 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quiptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Well-built animal accommodation is over middle of docksSTOCKYAAcross 4: Greys out bare behind in hot springGEYSERAAcross 9: Try backing strikesSTABAAcross 10: Feeling there's no reason for sexist being horrible about hens ravingSIXTH SENSEAAcross 11: Author's more genuine in conversationWRITERAAcross 12: With lots going on day before, books mostly packedEVENTFULAAcross 13: Severe crime's punished not so muchMERCILESSAAcross 15: Heavy cart reversed in area next to houseYARDAAcross 16: Support neutral replacing Conservative in financial institutionBANKAAcross 17: Fizzy drink stand with 20% off is splendidFANTASTICAAcross 21: Fish swallows superb white insectLACEWINGAAcross 22: Not ready for eating and travelling in PeruUNRIPEAAcross 24: Considered getting married to receive students' rateWELLJUDGEDAAcross 25: Lad picked up danger sign at seaBUOYAAcross 26: Until now you'd regularly popped into art galleryTO DATEAAcross 27: British taking on French eleven for third placeBRONZEDDown 1: Deliver fixed charge crossing river...SET FREEDDown 2: ...alternatively taking a little while to go roundORBITDDown 3: Kuala Lumpur's protecting special trees for bird of preyKESTRELDDown 5: Rang City journalist blocked by Home OfficeECHOEDDDown 6: Cry to drop rentsSHEDTEARSDDown 7: Saved special copper trapped by rampant animalRESCUEDDDown 8: Too many cases of overindulgence and back chat start to grate over timeEXCESSBAGGAGEDDown 14: Hushed up scam and dodgy deal involving churchCONCEALEDDDown 16: Most daring items of underwearBRAVESTDDown 18: Crack shot hunter's framing head of deerTHUNDERDDown 19: Enhance evidence supporting motorway going northIMPROVEDDown 20: Prepared quite quietly before card gamePIQUETDDown 23: Caught thievin' birdROBIN