This crossword No. 16070 clues and answers were published on Mon 08 Nov 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16070 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Punctuation mark missing from ones grammar : APOSTROPHE
7-across – Violent windstorm : TORNADO
8-across – Surface of a cut gemstone : FACET
10-across – Incline : TILT
11-across – Excessive maleness? : MACHISMO
13-across – Passionate : HEATED
15-across – Gossamer — fairy retainer to Queen Titania : COBWEB
17-across – Old gold coin : DOUBLOON
18-across – Furnace : OVEN
21-across – Danger : PERIL
22-across – Old salts : SEADOGS
23-across – Genuine : FAIRDINKUM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Of sound : AURAL
2-down – By mouth : ORAL
3-down – Bee’s middle : THORAX
4-down – What grows from a main stem : OFFSHOOT
5-down – Tool for cutting metal : HACKSAW
6-down – Framed someone by setting a trap : STITCHEDUP
9-down – Musician in the brass section : TROMBONIST
12-down – Like the construction of a honeycomb? : CELLULAR
14-down – Where live fish are on show : AQUARIA
16-down – Dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub : BONSAI
19-down – Sound of a revving engine : VROOM
20-down – Face cover : MASK
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.