This crossword No. 17478 clues and answers were published on Wed 13 May 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17478 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Overwhelming victory – Mary’s Bert after a bath? : CLEANSWEEP
7-across – Very fine film of cobwebs : GOSSAMER
8-across – Eructation : BURP
9-across – Seaweed : KELP
10-across – Sycophant : CRAWLER
12-across – Green climbers of wigwams : RUNNERBEANS
14-across – Swindler – crab – or Nero? : FIDDLER
16-across – Put away securely : STOW
19-across – Three-masted schooner – long-winged aquatic bird : TERN
20-across – Chose to be excluded : OPTEDOUT
21-across – Pooch pedal : CEPHALOPOD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Peg out : CROAK
2-down – Greek letter : EPSILON
3-down – Pixar’s clownfish : NEMO
4-down – Item of bedroom furniture : WARDROBE
5-down – ___ grease : ELBOW
6-down – Eg lime,mint and bottle : GREENS
11-down – Great beast : BEHEMOTH
12-down – Curtain,hair or fund : RAISER
13-down – Misbehaved : ACTEDUP
15-down – Thick : DENSE
17-down – Meandered – laceration : WOUND
18-down – And others : ETAL
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.