This crossword No. 17309 clues and answers were published on Mon 27 Oct 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17309 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – With hands on hips,elbows bent outward : AKIMBO
4-across – Cause to become – plaster : RENDER
9-across – Chinese cabbage : PAKCHOI
10-across – Gut part : COLON
11-across – Hyderabad’s city : INDIA
12-across – Jump on a … : SALCHOW
13-across – … slippery surface : SKATINGRINK
18-across – Tart leafstalks : RHUBARB
20-across – Dirty and brown : MUDDY
22-across – Freeloader : TAKER
23-across – RC cap : BIRETTA
24-across – Day nursery : CRECHE
25-across – I don’t believe it! I find five toes there! : MYFOOT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Child minder : AUPAIR
2-down – Annoyed : IRKED
3-down – : BYHEART
5-down – Be exceptionally proficient : EXCEL
6-down – Clicking mammal : DOLPHIN
7-down – Distinction : RENOWN
8-down – Stuff : BITSANDBOBS
14-down – Hand joint : KNUCKLE
15-down – Wed again : REMARRY
16-down – Judge of the merits of others : CRITIC
17-down – Dictator : TYRANT
19-down – I’m tearing my hair out! : AARGH
21-down – Similarly : DITTO
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.