This crossword No. 17523 clues and answers were published on Sat 04 Jul 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17523 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – <span>‘I will show you fear in a handful of ___’ : DUST
3-across – Wrestling hold – barber’s instrument : SCISSORS
9-across – Third letter of the Nato alphabet : CHARLIE
10-across – E Asian republic : CHINA
11-across – Sooty’s friend – chimney worker : SWEEP
12-across – Of the countryside : RUSTIC
14-across – Unharmed : ALLINONEPIECE
17-across – Sophisticated evening gathering : SOIREE
19-across – Assistance in climbing a wall : LEGUP
22-across – Constellation with a ‘belt’ : ORION
23-across – On the line : ATSTAKE
24-across – Test cricket series : THEASHES
25-across – Unit of heredity : GENE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Part-fact,part-fiction TV : DOCUSOAP
2-down – Nuance – ghost – bulb protection : SHADE
4-down – Where you can find a bargain : CLEARANCESALE
5-down – Clinton cat – footwear : SOCKS
6-down – Nostril,eg : ORIFICE
7-down – Stamp – sometimes earless mammal : SEAL
8-down – Easily donned,like some shoes : SLIPON
13-down – Be asleep : BELPAESE
15-down – Like the king of the jungle : LEONINE
16-down – From Gdańsk,eg : POLISH
18-down – Ladder steps : RUNGS
20-down – Crystallised,like some cherries : GLACE
21-down – Usain – what he does : BOLT
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.