This crossword No. 1517 clues and answers were published on Sun 03 Nov 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1517 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Turncoat : RENEGADE
5-across – Self-satisfied : SMUG
9-across – Appoint, delegate to a committee etc. : COOPT
10-across – Shine, sparkle : GLISTEN
11-across – Self-regarding : NARCISSISTIC
13-across – Bray of a donkey : HEEHAW
14-across – Close by, accessible : ATHAND
17-across – Impervious to rain etc. : WEATHERPROOF
20-across – Fifteenth letter of the Greek alphabet : OMICRON
21-across – Gag, heave : RETCH
22-across – Require : NEED
23-across – Having feelings : SENTIENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Loose scrum : RUCK
2-down – Newborn baby : NEONATE
3-down – Uninvited guests : GATECRASHERS
4-down – Assimilate, absorb : DIGEST
6-down – Short piece of sacred choral music : MOTET
7-down – Extermination of a race, ethnic group etc. : GENOCIDE
8-down – Get hold of the wrong end of the stick : MISINTERPRET
12-down – Confrontation, face-off : SHOWDOWN
15-down – Emissary, disciple : APOSTLE
16-down – Semi-conscious state : TRANCE
18-down – Observe, obey : ABIDE
19-down – Sharpen : WHET
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.