This crossword No. 17490 clues and answers were published on Wed 27 May 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17490 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Breakfast choice – suggesting ‘gesg’? : SCRAMBLEDEGGS
8-across – Purpose : END
9-across – Paper seller : STATIONER
10-across – Listen : TAKEHEED
11-across – Black bird : CROW
13-across – Cloth trader : DRAPER
14-across – It goes up when the rain comes down : BROLLY
16-across – Closing : WINK
17-across – Squirrel relative : CHIPMUNK
20-across – Trinket : BAGATELLE
21-across – Label : TAB
22-across – Twig by Utrecht : WITCHETTYGRUB
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Saccharine : SWEET
2-down – Sunny weather forecaster? : REDSKYATNIGHT
3-down – Disobedience : MISCHIEF
4-down – Grey : LEADEN
5-down – Assassinate : DOIN
6-down – Whose Waterloo was Little Bighorn : GENERALCUSTER
7-down – Scraggy : SCRAWNY
12-down – 20 across and the like : FRIPPERY
13-down – Violinist’s move : DOWNBOW
15-down – Swiss cottage? : CHALET
18-down – High-street chain German Doner ___ : KEBAB
19-down – Chit : ITCH
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.