This crossword No. 17021 clues and answers were published on Sat 23 Nov 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17021 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Straying : ERRANT
4-across – Lubricated : OILED
7-across – Unimportant facts : TRIVIA
8-across – Pertaining to the flesh : CARNAL
9-across – Old-fashioned means of resolving a dispute : DUEL
10-across – Einstein : BRAINBOX
12-across – Amateur sleuth : FATHERBROWN
17-across – A long shot in a competition : UNDERDOG
19-across – Askew : AWRY
20-across – Deprived of companionship : LONELY
21-across – Abhorrent : ODIOUS
22-across – Righteousness : PIETY
23-across – Computer key : ESCAPE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Winter warmer, one of a pair : EARMUFF
2-down – Slender stream : RIVULET
3-down – Curry accompaniment : NAANBREAD
4-down – Animal resembling a giraffe : OKAPI
5-down – Weapon of the English in the Hundred Years War : LONGBOW
6-down – Sumptuous : DELUXE
11-down – Equivocal : AMBIGUOUS
13-down – As pasta should be : ALDENTE
14-down – Small wind instrument : OCARINA
15-down – Cultivate : NURTURE
16-down – Come to a halt – reprimand : PULLUP
18-down – Drum up : RALLY
This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.