Test your mental agility with our quick crossword puzzle No 17,597. Look below for the clues and engage your problem-solving skills!
Across Clues
1. Male role model (6,6)
9. Member of a company (5)
10. Struck out (7)
11. Cry or customer (4)
12. Something like jelly and ice cream (8)
14. Get together (4,2)
15. A dish with an airy texture that can be sweet or savoury (6)
18. Sufficient (8)
20. You might find one on the floor – a mah-jong piece (4)
22. Spoilsport (7)
23. One of the Montagues or Beckhams (5)
24. Breaking the rules – I decode Ibsen (anagram) (12)
Down Clues
2. Perennial with fern-like foliage and feathery flowers – bestial (anagram) (7)
3. At this point (4)
4. Show embarrassment (6)
5. It’s not how it looks (8)
6. Pronounce – complete (5)
7. Animal bones (12)
8. Hermetically sealed (6-6)
13. Fraudulent business (3-2,3)
16. Earthquake-related (7)
17. Suspended (6)
19. ___ Island, former Port of New York immigration station (5)
21. On the house or on the loose (4)
Reporting based on coverage first published by theguardian.com.