This crossword No. 17181 clues and answers were published on Fri 30 May 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17181 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Sea Scouts fine : FACETIOUSNESS
8-across – Collapse due to overwork : BURNOUT
9-across – Slangy suffix akin to ‘galore’ : AGOGO
10-across – Soft,mild,creamy cheese : BRIE
11-across – South African’s neighbour : NAMIBIAN
13-across – Stiff bodice : CORSET
14-across – Those who pass ‘Are you a robot?’ tests : HUMANS
17-across – 1971 song,‘___ to Heaven’ : STAIRWAY
19-across – Went forth and multiplied : BRED
21-across – Saint whose emblem is a lamb : AGNES
22-across – Red planet inhabitant : MARTIAN
24-across – In earnest,but only partially : HALFSERIOUSLY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Watch chain : FOB
2-down – French maker of luxury watches and sunglasses : CARTIER
3-down – Son of Odin : THOR
4-down – Expenditure : OUTLAY
5-down – Roomy : SPACIOUS
6-down – Digital image such as ‘crying with tears of joy’ : EMOJI
7-down – Stuck-up – or bunged up? : SNOTNOSED
10-down – Keyboard character that’s a mirror image of ‘/’ : BACKSLASH
12-down – Psychological unease : NEUROSIS
15-down – Wafted greeting sometimes accompanied by the sound ‘mwah’ : AIRKISS
16-down – MC,sledge or Horror : HAMMER
18-down – Report of a society’s works over the course of a year : ANNAL
20-down – Va-va-voom : BRIO
23-down – ‘___,___ and thrice ___’ : NAY
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.