This crossword No. 16680 clues and answers were published on Sat 21 Oct 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16680 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Feline motor? : JAGUAR
4-across – Fragrant resinous substance : BALSAM
9-across – Fragile : BRITTLE
10-across – Large : OCEAN
11-across – Eclipse : OUTDO
12-across – Kid no longer crawling : TODDLER
13-across – Unexpected blow : SUCKERPUNCH
18-across – Gag : QUIETEN
20-across – Pamper : SPOIL
22-across – Blackish wood : EBONY
23-across – Letter receiver? : MAILBOX
24-across – Cavalry soldier with a long spearlike weapon : LANCER
25-across – Run through : SKEWER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Variety of items sold together : JOBLOT
2-down – Remorse : GUILT
3-down – Creative piece : ARTWORK
5-down – Audibly : ALOUD
6-down – Old gramophone material : SHELLAC
7-down – ‘Om’, say : MANTRA
8-down – OT book – Eliot’s cat ‘famous in proverb and famous in rhyme’ : DEUTERONOMY
14-down – Fantastically successful startup company : UNICORN
15-down – Free : UNSTICK
16-down – Tell – as a sow? : SQUEAL
17-down – Magic potion : ELIXIR
19-down – Herb topping Levantine bread etc : THYME
21-down – Curved lake alongside meandering river : OXBOW
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.