This crossword No. 17223 clues and answers were published on Fri 18 Jul 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17223 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Etiquette blunder : FAUXPAS
8-across – Retrace : TERRACE
9-across – Palace attendant : EQUERRY
10-across – Sewer entrance : MANHOLE
11-across – Snail shell shape : HELIX
13-across – Verses with two couplets : CLERIHEWS
15-across – V-1 : DOODLEBUG
18-across – Trace : WHIFF
21-across – Early days? : NEWYEAR
22-across – Retains : RETSINA
23-across – North African country : MOROCCO
24-across – Person born in 1940? : WARBABY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Shelf : FLESH
2-down – Customary : USUAL
3-down – Pre-eminent – in exemplary fashion : PAREXCELLENCE
4-down – Frustrate : STYMIE
5-down – Potable liquid : DRINKINGWATER
6-down – Wheedle : CAJOLE
7-down – Card game – with odd numbers? : SEVENS
12-down – Reflection you can hear : ECHO
14-down – Spaniel sound? : WOOF
15-down – Energetic type : DYNAMO
16-down – Now rad : ONWARD
17-down – Dig down : BURROW
19-down – Holiday island : IBIZA
20-down – Offbeat – cleaving off in layers : FLAKY
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.