This crossword No. 17287 clues and answers were published on Wed 01 Oct 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17287 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Prepare to set sail : WEIGHANCHOR
7-across – Dispatch : SEND
8-across – Put into words : DESCRIBE
9-across – Wall or wound covering : PLASTER
11-across – Declined : EBBED
13-across – Warm : BALMY
14-across – Ineffective medicine? : PLACEBO
16-across – Military supplies : ORDNANCE
17-across – Sand bank : DUNE
18-across – Rowan’s fever : WAROFNERVES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Archaeological discovery – judicially determine : FIND
2-down – Tremble with disgust : SHUDDER
3-down – Grind : GNASH
4-down – Having a sweet,childlike face : CHERUBIC
5-down – Load-bearing garden item : WHEELBARROW
6-down – When stretched,they’ll keep things together : RUBBERBANDS
10-down – Priest school : SEMINARY
12-down – Slow-burning success : SLEEPER
15-down – Type of tobacco : SNUFF
17-down – Plunge : DIVE
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.