The Guardian Quiptic AnswersMonday, 9th October 2017 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quiptic crossword on Monday, 9th October 2017. View the answers below.. All The Guardian Quiptic Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Church built of black American quartzBASILICAAAcross 9: Onion originally included in stir-fried potato dishROSTIAAcross 10: Pole positionPOSTAAcross 11: Records attempts to make wall hangingsTAPESTRIESAAcross 12: Organism spreading disease discovered by a north EuropeanGERMANAAcross 14: Bird taking sunfishSTARLINGAAcross 15: Drained wife has heart trouble to face bravelyWEATHERAAcross 17: Has to accept the limitations of giving to people asking for moneyBEGGARSAAcross 20: Olive spread developed a deep tanTAPENADEAAcross 22: Pressure bandage applied round top of ulcerDURESSAAcross 23: Sections of poem about a sick French cityVERSAILLESAAcross 24: Beast next to end of steep slopeRAMPAAcross 25: Foreign lager gets a disapproving lookGLAREAAcross 26: Useless to turn weapon on a politicianNUGATORYDDown 1: Fuel in gallons on sale after moving eastGASOLENEDDown 2: The main point of logistics?GISTDDown 3: Points out engine partPISTONDDown 4: Rips hat off a musicianHARPISTDDown 5: Arrange time for an equestrian eventDRESSAGEDDown 6: Fortune-teller and rock star featuring on old record by QueenASTROLOGERDDown 7: West Indian close to running one out for a duckWIGEONDDown 13: Month during which different son and daughter find time to honour parentMOTHER'S DAYDDown 16: Returned fabric, cut and inspectedEXAMINEDDDown 18: Plant needing two womenROSEMARYDDown 19: Beautiful girl dropping drug in setter's cocktailBELLINIDDown 21: Get one's own back with a volume on gene mutationAVENGEDDown 22: Map discovered by soldiers going back into caveDESIGNDDown 24: Vermin running around two state capitalsRATS