This crossword No. 17272 clues and answers were published on Sat 13 Sep 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17272 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Curmudgeon : GROUCH
4-across – Picture puzzle : REBUS
7-across – Make more precious : ENDEAR
8-across – Muck : MANURE
9-across – Sparkling wine : CAVA
10-across – Trefoil clover leaf : SHAMROCK
12-across – Environmentalists in action! : ECOWARRIORS
17-across – Unorthodox boxer : SOUTHPAW
19-across – God with a hammer : THOR
20-across – Walk lamely : HOBBLE
21-across – Stogie : EGOIST
22-across – Small and weak : WEEDY
23-across – Journalist : EDITOR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Where the hull meets the deck : GUNWALE
2-down – Herb : OREGANO
3-down – Hustler : CARDSHARP
4-down – Scope : REALM
5-down – Bedroom : BOUDOIR
6-down – Devious : SNEAKY
11-down – Point of a long dart : ARROWHEAD
13-down – Disintegrate – dessert : CRUMBLE
14-down – Remote station : OUTPOST
15-down – Patron : SPONSOR
16-down – Snub : ESCHEW
18-down – Steep and undulating : HILLY
This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.