This crossword No. 17440 clues and answers were published on Mon 30 Mar 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17440 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Silver,e.g. : PRECIOUSMETAL
8-across – ‘Dost thou think,because thou art virtuous,there shall be no more cakes and ___?’ : ALE
9-across – Looking good on the box : TELEGENIC
10-across – Ti : TITANIUM
11-across – Last Nato alphabet letter : ZULU
13-across – Soup dish : TUREEN
14-across – <span>Uncle in </span><i>Henry V</i> : EXETER
16-across – Gangster’s gal : MOLL
17-across – Square cloth covering head / neck : KERCHIEF
20-across – Amends – Ian McEwan novel : ATONEMENT
21-across – Number of humps on a Bactrian camel : TWO
22-across – Unwise : ILLCONSIDERED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Braid : PLAIT
2-down – Voter list : ELECTORALROLL
3-down – Meant : INTENDED
4-down – Diacritical sign over some German letters : UMLAUT
5-down – Chumps : MUGS
6-down – That’s not easy for you to say! : TONGUETWISTER
7-down – Solution of film-forming substances in a volatile solvent : LACQUER
12-down – Did – did in : EXECUTED
13-down – Kettledrums : TIMPANI
15-down – Ones using needle and thread : SEWERS
18-down – Oslo’s on one : FJORD
19-down – <i>Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea</i><span> captain</span> : NEMO
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.