This crossword No. 16086 clues and answers were published on Fri 26 Nov 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16086 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Parting gesture : WAVE
3-across – Attractive younger companion at a public event : ARMCANDY
8-across – Slightly left of centre? : PINK
9-across – Watchful individual : OBSERVER
11-across – Delayed reaction to something unexpected : DOUBLETAKE
14-across – Hubbub : UPROAR
15-across – One gets lost in the countryside : TOWNIE
17-across – Lotion applied to the skin to make it less oily : ASTRINGENT
20-across – Promise to repair : WARRANTY
21-across – Resolution : WILL
22-across – Incidentally : BYTHEWAY
23-across – Fluctuate : VARY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Exhausted : WIPEDOUT
2-down – Lead : VANGUARD
4-down – Discount on goods purchased in quantity, say : REBATE
5-down – Charlie in Berlin, for instance : CHECKPOINT
6-down – The Senior Service : NAVY
7-down – It’s a long story : YARN
10-down – Fresh start : CLEANSLATE
12-down – Candied stalks used in cake decoration — nag Alice : ANGELICA
13-down – In one’s mind : MENTALLY
16-down – ___ Franklin, the Queen of Soul : ARETHA
18-down – Mop : SWAB
19-down – How annoying! : DRAT
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.