This crossword No. 17497 clues and answers were published on Thu 04 Jun 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17497 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Haughty : HOITYTOITY
7-across – From Tehran,e.g. : IRANIAN
8-across – Garbage : TRASH
10-across – Bird – flying toy : KITE
11-across – Leaper’s cry : GERONIMO
13-across – Item inserted into gun-barrel : RAMROD
15-across – Small device attached to computer : DONGLE
17-across – Lavatory : WASHROOM
18-across – Dyke builder : OFFA
21-across – Humid : MOIST
22-across – Yemeni,e.g. : ARABIAN
23-across – Small ornament : KNICKKNACK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Red card : HEART
2-down – Heron relative : IBIS
3-down – Far distance : YONDER
4-down – Conventional : ORTHODOX
5-down – Melting : THAWING
6-down – Win or lose due to one’s own efforts : SINKORSWIM
9-down – Folk music concert : HOOTENANNY
12-down – __ irony,feigning ignorance to expose ignorance of others : SOCRATIC
14-down – Assignment : MISSION
16-down – Punk’s hairdo : MOHAWK
19-down – Search of person for weapons etc. : FRISK
20-down – Old story : SAGA
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.