This crossword No. 17039 clues and answers were published on Sat 14 Dec 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17039 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Due to an oversight – ate TV dinner : INADVERTENT
9-across – Elected head of state : PRESIDENT
10-across – Bigwig : VIP
11-across – Unbending : RIGID
13-across – Italian astronomer and mathematician, died 1642 : GALILEO
14-across – See the world : TRAVEL
15-across – Drug user : ADDICT
18-across – Copy : EMULATE
20-across – Fire-raiser’s crime : ARSON
21-across – Fish which breeds in the Sargasso Sea : EEL
22-across – Best part : HIGHPOINT
24-across – Make happen at the same time : SYNCHRONISE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – No, not in Scotland : NAE
3-down – Shrink : DWINDLE
4-down – Stamina : ENERGY
5-down – Complete – sum : TOTAL
6-down – I’ve stolen : NOVELTIES
7-down – Use it to check a surface is horizontal : SPIRITLEVEL
8-down – Chance : OPPORTUNITY
12-down – Bit by bit : GRADUALLY
16-down – Expressionless : DEADPAN
17-down – Accounts book : LEDGER
19-down – Established for a particular purpose : ADHOC
23-down – Possessive determiner : ITS
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.