The Guardian Weekend puzzle clues 2026 Jan 17

• Abbreviation to describe soldiers whose fate is uncertain (3) Crossword Clue
• A native of Des Moines? (5) Crossword Clue
• Area of north Belfast bordered by the Crumlin Road (7) Crossword Clue
• A Russian country house (5) Crossword Clue
• As __ - how Blair et al were elected and how they planned to govern in 1997? (3,6) Crossword Clue
• Bernard __, Margaret Thatcher's press secretary (6) Crossword Clue
• __ Cooper, foreign secretary (6) Crossword Clue
• County of which Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is no longer duke? (4) Crossword Clue
• Extinct flightless bird also known as a garefowl (5,3) Crossword Clue
• __ Falls, popular honeymoon destination in New York State (7) Crossword Clue
• Henry, Jane, Peter, Bridget __ - acting dynasty (5) Crossword Clue
• John __, leader of the Scottish National Party (7) Crossword Clue
• Macedonian king (336 - 323 BC)remembered for his military exploits (9) Crossword Clue
• Military force first created by Leon Trotsky (3,4) Crossword Clue
• Peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014 (6) Crossword Clue
• Political grouping led by Corbyn, Sultana and others (4,5) Crossword Clue
• Samuel __ co-creator of his eponymous telegraph code (5) Crossword Clue
• Sears, __ and Co. - US store chain (7) Crossword Clue
• Section of the Eucharist during which the wine and bread are brought to the altar (9) Crossword Clue
• See 22 Down Crossword Clue
• See 5 Crossword Clue
• See 8 Across Crossword Clue
• The __ and the Pelly and Me - Roald Dahl novel (7) Crossword Clue
• The __, Lancastrian dynasty? (6) Crossword Clue
• Tom __, friend of Becky and Huckleberry (6) Crossword Clue
• Welsh nationalist 5 across (5,5) Crossword Clue
• We Ourselves? Political 5 across in Ireland (4,4) Crossword Clue
• __ Witherspoon, star of Legally Blonde (5) Crossword Clue