This crossword No. 17407 clues and answers were published on Thu 19 Feb 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17407 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Board game for two players : BACKGAMMON
7-across – Appallingly bad : ABYSMAL
8-across – Irish potato dish – winner : CHAMP
10-across – AKA ladies’ fingers,bhindi or gumbo : OKRA
11-across – : VEXATION
13-across – Public speaker : ORATOR
15-across – Small seal – ring : SIGNET
17-across – Tear heel : ETHEREAL
18-across – Tea infused with milk,sugar and spices : CHAI
21-across – Tree cultivated for oily fruit : OLIVE
22-across – Sea mist : MATISSE
23-across – Prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain : STONEHENGE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – One making a purchase : BUYER
2-down – Toothed hair tool : COMB
3-down – Cooking area on board a ship : GALLEY
4-down – Native American soft shoe or slipper : MOCCASIN
5-down – Outburst of applause : OVATION
6-down – AKA Tuscan kale : CAVOLONERO
9-down – With a fine-lined pattern : PINSTRIPED
12-down – Days in two weeks : FOURTEEN
14-down – Non-believer : ATHEIST
16-down – Sensation of moderate heat – affection : WARMTH
19-down – Rapidity : HASTE
20-down – Astound,knock out : STUN
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.