This crossword No. 16624 clues and answers were published on Thu 17 Aug 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16624 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Happening by chance — ate TV dinner : INADVERTENT
9-across – One seeking to reverse a lower court’s decision : APPELLANT
10-across – Information : GEN
11-across – ___ Heep, the unctuous villain in David Copperfield : URIAH
13-across – Fickle : ERRATIC
14-across – At an angle : ASLANT
15-across – Fix : REPAIR
18-across – What a climbing plant uses to hang on : TENDRIL
20-across – Bird of prey’s claw : TALON
21-across – ___ v Wade, 1973 landmark US Supreme Court ruling overturned in 2022 : ROE
22-across – Table settings — clam paste : PLACEMATS
24-across – Process of bringing ideas or events together in one’s memory : ASSOCIATION
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Pinch — a small amount of alcohol : NIP
3-down – Pile or buoy for mooring boats : DOLPHIN
4-down – Ducked : EVADED
5-down – Potato : TATER
6-down – When it gets dark : NIGHTFALL
7-down – Create mechanically : MANUFACTURE
8-down – A Cornishman : ANACHRONISM
12-down – People of Capri or Corfu, say : ISLANDERS
16-down – Implore : ENTREAT
17-down – Mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water : ALKALI
19-down – Old-style : REPRO
23-down – Previously : AGO
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.