This crossword No. 17059 clues and answers were published on Wed 08 Jan 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17059 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Vacillating : DILLYDALLYING
8-across – Curve : ARC
9-across – Like Doubting Thomas – castle pic : SCEPTICAL
10-across – Close shave : NEARMISS
11-across – Attempt to con the ref – seedy establishment : DIVE
13-across – I appreciate that! : THANKS
14-across – Apelike : SIMIAN
16-across – To boot : ALSO
17-across – Extinct, flightless bird : GREATAUK
20-across – Ornamental trees : EUCALYPTI
21-across – Wrath : IRE
22-across – Office furniture : FILINGCABINET
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Exhaust : DRAIN
2-down – Half-hearted : LACKADAISICAL
3-down – Veils of Muslim women : YASHMAKS
4-down – Opposed : AVERSE
5-down – ‘Play on the ___, beholding the towns burn’ : LUTE
6-down – The act of making someone appear guilty : INCRIMINATION
7-down – Spanish ship : GALLEON
12-down – E.g. riboflavin or thiamine : VITAMINB
13-down – Thief – basis of a hot drink : TEALEAF
15-down – Line of latitude : TROPIC
18-down – Genuflected : KNELT
19-down – Scheme : PLAN
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.