This crossword No. 17404 clues and answers were published on Mon 16 Feb 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17404 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Exhibit greedy anticipation : SMACKONESLIPS
8-across – Organ,full or bus : STOP
9-across – Name date : EMANATED
10-across – Nickname for Hollywood : TINSELTOWN
12-across – Count and check takings at end of trading day : CASHUP
14-across – Out-of-date,unoriginal : OLDHAT
15-across – Fishy misleading clue? : REDHERRING
19-across – Bribe ire : BERIBERI
20-across – Disco number-one single of 1979 : YMCA
21-across – Fairground spiral slide : HELTERSKELTER
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Fabulous,based on stories : MYTHICAL
3-down – Manages satisfactorily : COPES
4-down – Coincide in part with : OVERLAP
5-down – Greek muse of lyric poetry – orate : ERATO
6-down – Knowledgeable : LEARNED
7-down – Southend has the world’s longest one for pleasure : PIER
11-down – Crustacean that sticks to ships’ bottoms : BARNACLE
13-down – Player of stringed instrument : HARPIST
14-down – Tall four-sided tapering pillar : OBELISK
16-down – Literary term for bleak and miserable : DREAR
17-down – Icing,jelly or flush : ROYAL
18-down – Fundraising event with stalls and refreshments : FETE
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.