This crossword No. 17574 clues and answers were published on Wed 02 Sep 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17574 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – One dampening the mood at social occasion : PARTYPOOPER
7-across – Orderly : TIDY
8-across – Female personification of : LADYLUCK
9-across – Nonplussed : ATALOSS
11-across – Venom : SPITE
13-across – Flavourless : BLAND
14-across – Became gradually narrower : TAPERED
16-across – Tooth or valve – Cupid sib : BICUSPID
17-across – Helen of ___ : TROY
18-across – Aladdin’s mode of transport : MAGICCARPET
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Unravel the end of – brawl : FRAY
2-down – Tour de France competitor : CYCLIST
3-down – Irritable,with shifting emotional states : MOODY
4-down – Dessert – in ___ order : APPLEPIE
5-down – Dotty art form : POINTILLISM
6-down – Make things difficult : ROCKTHEBOAT
10-down – Human speech : LANGUAGE
12-down – Accessory associated with Margaret Thatcher : HANDBAG
15-down – Smoked ham – small spot : SPECK
17-down – Worm,measure or deck : TAPE
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.