This crossword No. 16442 clues and answers were published on Tue 17 Jan 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16442 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Personification of winter weather : JACKFROST
8-across – Japanese form of wrestling : SUMO
9-across – One of the four provinces of South Africa from 1910 to 1994 : TRANSVAAL
10-across – Aromatic plant used in cookery : HERB
13-across – Precipice : CLIFF
15-across – Chess piece : KNIGHT
16-across – Sentimental : SLUSHY
17-across – Aromatic seed used in cookery : NUTMEG
19-across – Headgear : PANAMA
20-across – Defy : FLOUT
21-across – Lie in wait : LURK
24-across – Vertical supporting post : STANCHION
25-across – The wit one was born with! : NOUS
26-across – Gloss over : WHITEWASH
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Israeli port, last city held by the Crusaders until 1291 : ACRE
3-down – Chess piece : KING
4-down – Provoke disgust : REVOLT
5-down – County, home to Alton Towers : STAFFS
6-down – Household name in Tinseltown? : SUPERSTAR
7-down – Headgear : COWBOYHAT
11-down – Pinchpenny : SKINFLINT
12-down – Big turtle : LITTERBUG
13-down – Main : CHIEF
14-down – Move lightly, as if suspended : FLOAT
18-down – Unexpected setback : GLITCH
19-down – Small basketful of fruit : PUNNET
22-down – Irish playwright, d. 1950 : SHAW
23-down – 13 down : BOSS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.