This crossword No. 17397 clues and answers were published on Sat 07 Feb 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17397 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Sturgeon caviar : BELUGA
4-across – Prejudiced towards the young? : AGEIST
9-across – Stop the flow of – steadfast : STAUNCH
10-across – Trembling poplar – napes : ASPEN
11-across – Acts as a parent to – jumps up in alarm : REARS
12-across – Future frog : TADPOLE
13-across – Chirping jumping creature : GRASSHOPPER
18-across – Motorcycle adjunct : SIDECAR
20-across – <i>Frasier</i><span> surname – tall building-site sight</span> : CRANE
22-across – <span>___ </span><i>Written in a Country Churchyard</i> : ELEGY
23-across – Area that I do like to be beside : SEASIDE
24-across – Train-station assistant – university caretaker : PORTER
25-across – Of late : RECENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Little eatery : BISTRO
2-down – Woolly South American : LLAMA
3-down – Biblical beginning : GENESIS
5-down – Pituitary,sebaceous or lymph : GLAND
6-down – Collapse inwardly : IMPLODE
7-down – A bicycle made for two : TANDEM
8-down – Maggie’s philosophy : THATCHERISM
14-down – Stag or hind named for its colour : REDDEER
15-down – Care ___ or ___ holiday : PACKAGE
16-down – In the land of Nod : ASLEEP
17-down – Sneak off to the other side – flaw : DEFECT
19-down – Glasgow’s river : CLYDE
21-down – Wonderland visitor : ALICE
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.