Explore Today’s Crossword Clues and Hints
Crossword enthusiasts can dive into a variety of word mysteries with today’s puzzle, marked as Quick crossword No 17,577. This puzzle offers a mix of clues across and down to challenge your crossword-solving skills. Here’s a breakdown of some key clues:
Across Clues
1. Engage in an expedition to observe creatures – could also relate to surfing the digital world (6 letters).
4. Discover a drink made from fermented milk (5 letters).
7. Name a state of Malaysia that is located on an island (6 letters).
8. Find a word that means both to reject and also refers to garbage (6 letters).
9. Discover the term that fits before ‘board’ and refers to an instrumental panel (4 letters).
10. Identify the term for an aeroplane’s downward spiral (8 letters).
12. Unscramble to find a kitchen tool from ‘large crisps’ (11 letters split into 6 and 5).
17. What do you call the soft light seen at dawn or dusk? (8 letters).
19. Complete the phrase “___ Sesame” (4 letters).
20. Expression indicating an unlikely wish (6 letters).
21. Phrase indicating comprehension or an epiphany (6 letters).
22. Name the poet with first names William Butler (5 letters).
23. Identify a fastener used for papers, made of metal (6 letters).
Down Clues
1. Connect programming’s #! with the phrase ‘the whole ___’ (7 letters).
2. Identify a term meaning weight, also used for a bed or a duster (7 letters).
3. Think of a rugby position often associated with melancholy (9 letters split into 5 and 4).
4. Another word for kneeling in reverence (5 letters).
5. Find a phrase that reflects an embarrassing gaffe (7 letters split into 4 and 3).
6. Describe the feeling of being remorseful (6 letters).
11. Find a term for someone who cannot remain patient (9 letters).
13. Who is the Arabian woodcutter from folklore? (7 letters split into 3 and 4).
14. A term for self-indulgent travel? (7 letters split into 3 and 4).
15. Identify a term for a tiny patch of hue (7 letters).
16. Something that is sticky, likened to a small branch (6 letters).
18. Name the small bone located in the middle ear (5 letters).
With these hints, crossword solvers can begin their word journey, uncovering each answer with careful thought and consideration.
Reporting based on coverage first published by theguardian.com.