This crossword No. 17400 clues and answers were published on Wed 11 Feb 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17400 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Hairstyling service : CUTANDBLOWDRY
8-across – Silent – mother : MUM
9-across – Sheer riot : THEORISER
10-across – Clouding of eye lens – waterfall : CATARACT
11-across – Member of S American people of Peru before Spanish conquest : INCA
13-across – Descriptive of hat at a jaunty angle – like a garden tool? : RAKISH
14-across – Render defenceless : DISARM
16-across – Strike with the head – fag end : BUTT
17-across – Trees,e.g. pine and Douglas fir : CONIFERS
20-across – Polynesian people – hat isn’t AI : TAHITIANS
21-across – Female sheep : EWE
22-across – A,for example – London landlord? : CAPITALLETTER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – <span>e,g,</span><i>The Beano</i><span> – strip or relief</span> : COMIC
2-down – Condiment,red and saucy? : TOMATOKETCHUP
3-down – One that may reveal all : NATURIST
4-down – To make pale or white : BLEACH
5-down – Fairytale baddie : OGRE
6-down – Mutual withdrawal from a position – gas end meeting : DISENGAGEMENT
7-down – ‘The sun is over the ___’ : YARDARM
12-down – Key question – magazine supporting homeless : BIGISSUE
13-down – Performed by machine not person : ROBOTIC
15-down – Illegal delivery in cricket : NOBALL
18-down – Move vehicle in desired direction – young ox : STEER
19-down – Restore after marking for deletion : STET
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.