This crossword No. 17553 clues and answers were published on Sat 08 Aug 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17553 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Toy,target or top : SOFT
3-across – On the other side of the page : OVERLEAF
9-across – Cockle or mussel,say : MOLLUSC
10-across – One goes to the polls : VOTER
11-across – Support – acceptance : BUYIN
12-across – Rectangle : OBLONG
14-across – Sober – as OAP insisted : DISPASSIONATE
17-across – Soluble substance which can neutralise acids : ALKALI
19-across – It’s raised in support : THUMB
22-across – Layered vegetable : ONION
23-across – Small waterfall : CASCADE
24-across – Forte or Fawlty? : HOTELIER
25-across – Top of the range? : PEAK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A person of consequence : SOMEBODY
2-down – Ornamental garden building : FOLLY
4-down – Where one problem leads to another,compounding the original difficulty : VICIOUSCIRCLE
5-down – Competitor : RIVAL
6-down – Baltic state bordering Russia and Latvia : ESTONIA
7-down – Plant which reproduces via spores : FERN
8-down – South American plant grown for its rice-like seeds : QUINOA
13-down – Time for a drink : TEABREAK
15-down – One plays alone : SOLOIST
16-down – Slow on the uptake : OBTUSE
18-down – Cancel : ANNUL
20-down – Treatment : USAGE
21-down – Heavy hitter? : COSH
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.