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Quick crossword No 17,445
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Fri 3 Apr 2026 19.00 EDT
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1 Diagonally-moving chess piece (6) 1 across. Diagonally-moving chess piece. 6 letters.
4 Aussies’ airline (6) 4 across. Aussies’ airline. 6 letters.
8 ___ apso (5) 8 across. ___ apso. 5 letters.
9 Word before ‘plaster’ or ‘pack’ – or, with a hyphen, one less famous than a 5d (7) 9 across. Word before ‘plaster’ or ‘pack’ – or, with a hyphen, one less famous than a 5d. 7 letters.
10 Periodic pecuniary allowance (7) 10 across. Periodic pecuniary allowance. 7 letters.
11 Number of stumps in a wicket (5) 11 across. Number of stumps in a wicket. 5 letters.
12 She’s in charge (9) 12 across. She’s in charge. 9 letters.
17 Old saying or proverb (5) 17 across. Old saying or proverb. 5 letters.
19 Alexandra Feodorovna, e.g. (7) 19 across. Alexandra Feodorovna, e.g. 7 letters.
21 Inhabitant of Tehran, e.g. (7) 21 across. Inhabitant of Tehran, e.g. 7 letters.
22 Type of wheat in a health food shop (5) 22 across. Type of wheat in a health food shop. 5 letters.
23 Papua New ___ (6) 23 across. Papua New ___. 6 letters.
24‘Et tu’ emperor (6) 24 across. ‘Et tu’ emperor. 6 letters.
down
1 Displaying a lot of nerve (6) 1 down. Displaying a lot of nerve. 6 letters.
2 e.g. Arsenal’s Emirates (7) 2 down. e.g. Arsenal’s Emirates. 7 letters.
3 Speechify (5) 3 down. Speechify. 5 letters.
5 One in celebrity’s top tier (1-6) 5 down. One in celebrity’s top tier. 1-6 letters.
6 One giving private lessons (5) 6 down. One giving private lessons. 5 letters.
7 Shrill cry (6) 7 down. Shrill cry. 6 letters.
9 Racket sport (9) 9 down. Racket sport. 9 letters.
13 We / their (anag.) – Baltimore-set crime series (3,4) 13 down. We / their (anag.) – Baltimore-set crime series. 3 letters and 4 letters.
14 She rise (anag.) (7) 14 down. She rise (anag.). 7 letters.
15 ___ to go (eager) (6) 15 down. ___ to go (eager). 6 letters.
16 Trade by exchange (6) 16 down. Trade by exchange. 6 letters.
18 Expensive violin or cello (5) 18 down. Expensive violin or cello. 5 letters.
20 Lost – in the Black, perhaps! (2,3) 20 down. Lost – in the Black, perhaps! 2 letters and 3 letters.
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Nellanepets 7 minutes ago Nellanepets 7 minutes ago 0 Seems apt;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN4AcFzxtdE Reply
Solange5453 7 minutes ago Solange5453 7 minutes ago 0 Like a hot knife through butter . . . until 18D. Strad wasn't going to fit with those crossers so had to reveal. Most reveals provoke a 'Duh' but this one produced a 'huh?' Hope you are still holding off gobbling all the eggs until Sunday. Reply
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