This crossword No. 17081 clues and answers were published on Mon 03 Feb 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17081 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Top GP’s intense : STEPPINGSTONE
8-across – Cream or Crosby, Stills & Nash : TRIO
9-across – Surveillance operation : STAKEOUT
10-across – Probability : LIKELIHOOD
12-across – Scoundrel : BADEGG
14-across – Sad story or film : WEEPIE
15-across – Hurdle : DIFFICULTY
19-across – Agent of change : CATALYST
20-across – Grow sickeningly sweet : CLOY
21-across – Globe-trotting – Etonian griper : PEREGRINATION
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – The end of the line : TERMINAL
3-down – It’s not poetry : PROSE
4-down – Giving out : ISSUING
5-down – Bird and bat droppings used as fertiliser : GUANO
6-down – Foot-operated lever : TREADLE
7-down – Common sense : NOUS
11-down – Demonstrating exceptional skill : VIRTUOSO
13-down – Last stages of a contest : ENDGAME
14-down – Set down on paper : WRITTEN
16-down – Cinema or theatre lobby : FOYER
17-down – Not censored : UNCUT
18-down – Bones or necessities? : BARE
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.