This crossword No. 17281 clues and answers were published on Wed 24 Sep 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17281 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Misrepresentation : PERVERSION
7-across – Microorganisms : BACTERIA
8-across – Structure of a crossword : GRID
9-across – Not any : NONE
10-across – : CHATTEL
12-across – Doubt – over retinas : RESERVATION
14-across – Crack in a rock : CREVICE
16-across – Not quite closed : AJAR
19-across – Party of men? : STAG
20-across – Fearless : UNAFRAID
21-across – Again and again : REPEATEDLY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cocktail ingredient? : PRAWN
2-down – Listening or viewing figures : RATINGS
3-down – Currency launched in 1999 : EURO
4-down – Mine’s rubbish : SLAGHEAP
5-down – Word of obligation : OUGHT
6-down – Clay,homing or stool : PIGEON
11-down – Crack in a bone : FRACTURE
12-down – It doesn’t happen often : RARITY
13-down – Hurt : INJURED
15-down – Fuzzy : VAGUE
17-down – Wet : RAINY
18-down – Way of walking : GAIT
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.