The latest crossword puzzle, Quick crossword No 17,604, presents a series of challenging clues for enthusiasts to solve, featuring a mix of anagrams, synonyms, and general knowledge descriptors. Accessing the puzzle through the Guardian app promises an enhanced user experience, while a PDF version is available for those who prefer a physical format. The setup includes a variety of clues across and down, covering a wide range of topics from sport to history and gastronomy.
Across Clues and Solutions
The puzzle opens with a ten-letter anagram for “Meant to run” that also describes a tennis grand slam. Other clues include an eight-letter term for “extremely poor” and a four-letter word meaning “significantly.” There’s also a four-letter answer related to AI content of little value. Accuracy is asked for in a seven-letter word, while a compound expression split as 5, 6 letters stands for “basic freedoms to which all are entitled.” The term for “trying” needs seven letters; meanwhile, a common idiom for deduction requires four. Another four-letter term applies to “little bit of hair or smoke,” and an eight-letter name demands familiarity with works by Abel Gance and Ridley Scott. Finally, the 21 across clue desires a ten-letter type of tiramisu ingredient.
Down Clues and Solutions
The down clues start with a five-letter word for “pointy bits of cutlery,” followed by a seven-letter synonym for “alike.” There’s also a four-letter acronym describing a youth not engaged in study, work, or apprenticeship. “Swift and dazzling” as applied to an ascent requires an eight-letter answer, and a five-letter term captures “at no time.” “Succumbs to pressure” fits in six letters. An example like “Spring forward, fall back” implies an eight-letter solution. The persona of a “reclusive individual” is encapsulated in six letters, while a seven-letter descriptor names a “Spanish nobleman.” The colour associated with “old photographs” appears in five letters, and a part of a bicycle wheel requests an identical tally. Lastly, a four-letter word concludes the puzzle with the notion of an “incentive.”
Reporting based on coverage first published by theguardian.com.