This crossword No. 17205 clues and answers were published on Fri 27 Jun 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17205 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Top : MAXIMUM
8-across – Egg-shaped instrument : OCARINA
9-across – Surmount or defeat : CONQUER
10-across – Background : AMBIENT
11-across – Lifting device : WINCH
13-across – Joke : WISECRACK
15-across – Frippery : BAGATELLE
18-across – Razor sharpener … : STROP
21-across – … 18 Across : TANTRUM
22-across – Sink unblocker : PLUNGER
23-across – Align : ARRANGE
24-across – Ruby or Shrove time of the week? : TUESDAY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Parrot : MACAW
2-down – Noble gas,symbol Xe : XENON
3-down – Delicious : MOUTHWATERING
4-down – Tangle : MORASS
5-down – Dip for ribs? : BARBECUESAUCE
6-down – The pictures : CINEMA
7-down – Hungarian composer : BARTOK
12-down – Midwestern US state : IOWA
14-down – Hi and bye : CIAO
15-down – Caped crusader : BATMAN
16-down – Landed types? : GENTRY
17-down – Type of mollusc : LIMPET
19-down – Stiff : RIGID
20-down – Cold : PARKY
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.