This crossword No. 17398 clues and answers were published on Mon 09 Feb 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17398 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Woman’s tight-fitting garment – ___-ripper : BODICE
4-across – Gain freedom : ESCAPE
9-across – Treatment that has no active properties : PLACEBO
10-across – Card used in fortune-telling : TAROT
11-across – One of seven deadly sins : SLOTH
12-across – Thick chunky soup,often including clams : CHOWDER
13-across – Sooty or Sweep,e.g. : GLOVEPUPPET
18-across – Group of senior ministers – cupboard : CABINET
20-across – Bewildered – on the ocean : ATSEA
22-across – Alarm,screen or signal : SMOKE
23-across – Couple : TWOSOME
24-across – Snooker player or boy wizard : POTTER
25-across – Snowmobile : SKIDOO
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Road avoiding e.g. congested area : BYPASS
2-down – A cord : DRACO
3-down – <i>The Cherry Orchard</i><span>’s Russian playwright</span> : CHEKHOV
5-down – Fight or argument : SETTO
6-down – Shorten – bag ride : ABRIDGE
7-down – Restaurant or cafe : EATERY
8-down – King Edward lounging on sofa? : COUCHPOTATO
14-down – Scientist’s protective garment : LABCOAT
15-down – Bird : PEACOCK
16-down – Behaves badly : ACTSUP
17-down – Summerhouse offering a view : GAZEBO
19-down – Female relative : NIECE
21-down – Weapon – e.g. Excalibur : SWORD
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.