This crossword No. 17498 clues and answers were published on Fri 05 Jun 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17498 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Country without a monarch : REPUBLIC
5-across – Folk tale : MYTH
9-across – Great expanse of water : OCEAN
10-across – Aquatic red-billed bird : MOORHEN
11-across – No jack of all trades! : ONETRICKPONY
13-across – Catcher of fish : ANGLER
14-across – Evergreen shrub : MYRTLE
17-across – Hesitate : SHILLYSHALLY
20-across – Or trees : RESTORE
21-across – Typed : KEYED
22-across – I’m off! : TATA
23-across – Binge eating : GLUTTONY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Chess bird? : ROOK
2-down – Old German coin : PFENNIG
3-down – Drink : BENDTHEELBOW
4-down – __ pentameter,poetic rhythm : IAMBIC
6-down – Boor – hooray! : YAHOO
7-down – Hive hummer? : HONEYBEE
8-down – Worker’s garment : DONKEYJACKET
12-down – Classical Indian language : SANSKRIT
15-down – Call when hunting fox : TALLYHO
16-down – On top : ASWELL
18-down – Stein : INSET
19-down – Whirlpool : EDDY
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.