This crossword No. 17045 clues and answers were published on Sat 21 Dec 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17045 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Secret-concealing panel in drawer : FALSEBOTTOM
9-across – Arthur’s blade : EXCALIBUR
10-across – Viola player? : BOW
11-across – Bream : AMBER
13-across – Loo : LATRINE
14-across – Medicine ball? : TABLET
15-across – Keep schtum : SHUTUP
18-across – Spoilsport : KILLJOY
20-across – Pen it : INEPT
21-across – Bed : COT
22-across – Pitiless : CUTTHROAT
24-across – Carroll poem : JABBERWOCKY
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Line met by a tangent : ARC
3-down – Extravagantly spend : SPLURGE
4-down – Bounce in irregular manner : BOBBLE
5-down – Deck including arcana : TAROT
6-down – Dungeon in which prisoners are forgotten : OUBLIETTE
7-down – On-the-spot attempt? : PENALTYKICK
8-down – Tropical tuber : SWEETPOTATO
12-down – Drink with pearls of tapioca : BUBBLETEA
16-down – Sigh : HEIGHHO
17-down – Shellfish : OYSTER
19-down – Genesis character dreaming of a ladder to heaven : JACOB
23-down – Mighty growth : OAK
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.