This crossword No. 17445 clues and answers were published on Sat 04 Apr 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17445 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Diagonally-moving chess piece : BISHOP
4-across – Aussies’ airline : QANTAS
8-across – ___ apso : LHASA
9-across – Word before ‘plaster’ or ‘pack’ – or,with a hyphen,one less famous than a 5d : BLISTER
10-across – Periodic pecuniary allowance : STIPEND
11-across – Number of stumps in a wicket : THREE
12-across – She’s in charge : MATRIARCH
17-across – Old saying or proverb : ADAGE
19-across – Alexandra Feodorovna,e.g. : TSARINA
21-across – Inhabitant of Tehran,e.g. : IRANIAN
22-across – Type of wheat in a health food shop : SPELT
23-across – Papua New ___ : GUINEA
24-across – ‘Et tu’ emperor : CAESAR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Displaying a lot of nerve : BALLSY
2-down – e.g. Arsenal’s Emirates : STADIUM
3-down – Speechify : ORATE
5-down – One in celebrity’s top tier : ALISTER
6-down – One giving private lessons : TUTOR
7-down – Shrill cry : SHRIEK
9-down – Racket sport : BADMINTON
13-down – We / their : THEWIRE
14-down – She rise : HEIRESS
15-down – ___ to go : RARING
16-down – Trade by exchange : BARTER
18-down – Expensive violin or cello : AMATI
20-down – Lost – in the Black,perhaps! : ATSEA
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.