This crossword No. 17387 clues and answers were published on Tue 27 Jan 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17387 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Plato’s tutor : SOCRATES
5-across – Throne’s platform : DAIS
9-across – A proper look at the books : AUDIT
10-across – Concerning the ticker : CARDIAC
11-across – Instrument often erroneously referred to as a xylophone : GLOCKENSPIEL
13-across – Bird with a very showy mate : PEAHEN
14-across – 7” platter : SINGLE
17-across – Cowboy’s voluminous headgear : TENGALLONHAT
20-across – Evidently sincere : EARNEST
21-across – Postponement of rising : LIEIN
22-across – Pip – source – offspring : SEED
23-across – Workshy : BONEIDLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Retinal ___ : SCAN
2-down – Wiggle in ‘soupçon’ : CEDILLA
3-down – Rigid document carriers : ATTACHECASES
4-down – Shun : ESCHEW
6-down – Legal term meaning ‘elsewhere’ in Latin : ALIBI
7-down – Soi-disant : SOCALLED
8-down – Artist’s name for ferric ferrocyanide : PRUSSIANBLUE
12-down – Devoid of blemishes : SPOTLESS
15-down – OK : GOAHEAD
16-down – The worse for wear : BLOTTO
18-down – Hospital employee : NURSE
19-down – Green Gables inhabitant : ANNE
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.