Today’s Guardian Quick Crossword September 27, 2024 Answers Updated

ACROSS

• Strike it rich (3,3,7) Crossword Clue - The answer is “HITTHEJACKPOT”
• Ancient writing surface (7) Crossword Clue Guardian Quick - The answer is “PAPYRUS”
• Consumed (5) Crossword Clue - The answer is “EATEN”
• Aquatic bird to which the ‘follicly challenged’ may be likened (4) Crossword Clue Guardian Quick - The answer is “COOT”
• Wedge-shaped, central part of an arch (8) Crossword Clue - The answer is “KEYSTONE”
• XC (6) Crossword Clue Guardian Quick - The answer is “NINETY”
• Smear e.g. with paint (6) Crossword Clue - The answer is “BEDAUB”
• Polished and courteous behaviour (8) Crossword Clue Guardian Quick - The answer is “URBANITY”
• Pinnacle (4) Crossword Clue - The answer is “APEX”
• Adult stage of an insect’s development (5) Crossword Clue Guardian Quick - The answer is “IMAGO”
• Fortune-teller, a chiromancer (7) Crossword Clue - The answer is “PALMIST”
• Anticipate with pleasure (4,7,2) Crossword Clue Guardian Quick - The answer is “LOOKFORWARDTO”

DOWN

• With it (3) Crossword Clue - The answer is “HIP”
• Violent wind (7) Crossword Clue Guardian Quick - The answer is “TYPHOON”
• Greek goddess, the sister and wife of Zeus (4) Crossword Clue - The answer is “HERA”
• Opaque, often reddish gemstone (6) Crossword Clue Guardian Quick - The answer is “JASPER”
• 32 men and a board (5,3) Crossword Clue - The answer is “CHESSSET”
• Often paved, outdoor area (5) Crossword Clue Guardian Quick - The answer is “PATIO”
• Potentially explosive situation (9) Crossword Clue - The answer is “TINDERBOX”
• Relating to marriage – Cuban lion (anag.) (9) Crossword Clue Guardian Quick - The answer is “CONNUBIAL”
• Deadlock (5-3) Crossword Clue - The answer is “STANDOFF”
• Practical rather than theoretical (7) Crossword Clue Guardian Quick - The answer is “APPLIED”
• Dazed, lethargic state (6) Crossword Clue - The answer is “STUPOR”
• Appreciative cry (5) Crossword Clue Guardian Quick - The answer is “BRAVO”
• Guilty or not guilty? (4) Crossword Clue - The answer is “PLEA”
• A brace (3) Crossword Clue Guardian Quick - The answer is “TWO”