This crossword No. 17072 clues and answers were published on Thu 23 Jan 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17072 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Four-footed mammal : QUADRUPED
8-across – Recreational area : PARK
9-across – Utter : OUTRIGHT
10-across – Not sinking : AFLOAT
11-across – Surviving : EXTANT
13-across – Teaser : RIDDLE
15-across – Focus obsessively : FIXATE
16-across – Someone who has people for dinner? : CANNIBAL
18-across – Part of the foot : ARCH
19-across – Indolent person : LAZYBONES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Easy but deleterious dietary option : JUNKFOOD
2-down – Skilful : ADROIT
3-down – Finely nuanced : SUBTLE
4-down – Mythical mountain-dweller : YETI
6-down – Loyal assistant, as seen in a 1719 novel : MANFRIDAY
7-down – Study of speech sounds : PHONETICS
12-down – Place to avoid high levies : TAXHAVEN
14-down – Early stage of an organism’s development : EMBRYO
15-down – Bird of prey : FALCON
17-down – Boat-building patriarch : NOAH
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.