This crossword No. 17065 clues and answers were published on Wed 15 Jan 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17065 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Arctic coke : COCKATRICE
7-across – Chinese city with a name meaning ‘on the sea’ : SHANGHAI
8-across – Near : NIGH
9-across – Bleak, crime-ridden genre of fiction : NOIR
10-across – Idler : SLACKER
12-across – Sussex resort : BOGNORREGIS
14-across – Sequester : SECLUDE
16-across – Two-dimensional measurement : AREA
19-across – Palindromic word for ‘look’ : PEEP
20-across – Utopian : IDEALIST
21-across – Relish : ENTHUSIASM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Leonard or Sacha Baron? : COHEN
2-down – Sly : CUNNING
3-down – Yearn : ACHE
4-down – Friendly teasing : RAILLERY
5-down – One with a pessimistic view of human nature : CYNIC
6-down – Says yes : AGREES
11-down – Creature proverbially associated with poor memory : GOLDFISH
12-down – Maker of alcoholic drinks : BREWER
13-down – Primate : GORILLA
15-down – Flower – Maurice Leblanc’s gentleman thief : LUPIN
17-down – Tea named after an Indian state : ASSAM
18-down – Optical aid – urban centre of the Pas-de-Calais coal basin : LENS
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.