This crossword No. 17548 clues and answers were published on Mon 03 Aug 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17548 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Focus : CONCENTRATION
8-across – Brass,boy or big? : BAND
9-across – Starving : RAVENOUS
10-across – Raised deck at the front of a ship – clearest of : FORECASTLE
12-across – Fumbled shot : MISCUE
14-across – Trivial matter : DETAIL
15-across – UK parliament’s emblem : PORTCULLIS
19-across – Peak pudding? : MERINGUE
20-across – Gallagher or Coward? : NOEL
21-across – Futility : POINTLESSNESS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – <span>Haydn’s </span><i>The Creation,</i><span>say</span> : ORATORIO
3-down – Specialist team : CADRE
4-down – Tell a story : NARRATE
5-down – Metal fastening : RIVET
6-down – Most nerve-racking : TENSEST
7-down – Work of art : OPUS
11-down – Lacking compassion : PITILESS
13-down – Cartoon punchline / label : CAPTION
14-down – <i>The ______ of Malfi</i><span>,John Webster play</span> : DUCHESS
16-down – Majestic : REGAL
17-down – Natural fabric prone to creasing : LINEN
18-down – Working-class,local or folk? : HERO
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.