This crossword No. 17138 clues and answers were published on Thu 10 Apr 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17138 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Overspending : PROFLIGACY
7-across – A butterfly,if purple : EMPEROR
8-across – Finish a task : MOPUP
10-across – Traditional stories : LORE
11-across – Types of cloth : TEXTILES
13-across – Not the only one on the beach? : PEBBLE
15-across – Lowest level : BOTTOM
17-across – Rails : INVEIGHS
18-across – In addition : PLUS
21-across – See-through cloth : GAUZE
22-across – French cinema of the late 1950s : NEWWAVE
23-across – Urgent acts : SCATTERGUN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cup,clip or cut? : PAPER
2-down – Row with them : OARS
3-down – Food store : LARDER
4-down – Resourceful quality : GUMPTION
5-down – Aircraft’s second in command : COPILOT
6-down – Plentiful source : WELLSPRING
9-down – Smartest PA : PASTMASTER
12-down – Least adorned : PLAINEST
14-down – Camp : BIVOUAC
16-down – A risk – and an opportunity : CHANCE
19-down – Find out : LEARN
20-down – Promotional freebies : SWAG
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.