This crossword No. 16969 clues and answers were published on Tue 24 Sep 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16969 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Pampered pooch : LAPDOG
4-across – Ring-throwing game : HOOPLA
8-across – Width or thickness : GIRTH
9-across – Office space allocated to workers in an ad hoc way : HOTDESK
10-across – Strong wind in southern France : MISTRAL
11-across – Tubular pasta : PENNE
12-across – Old-fashioned expression meaning ‘cohabit without marrying’ : LIVEINSIN
17-across – Piece of music for eight voices / instruments : OCTET
19-across – Tidy : ORDERLY
21-across – Shore area : SEASIDE
22-across – Roguish child : SCAMP
23-across – In a steady fashion : EVENLY
24-across – E.g. Beethoven’s Kreutzer : SONATA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Plant yielding pulses : LEGUME
2-down – Sunshade : PARASOL
3-down – Different : OTHER
5-down – Tentacular marine creature : OCTOPUS
6-down – Hymn of praise : PAEAN
7-down – Leg adornment : ANKLET
9-down – Golfing exploit : HOLEINONE
13-down – Bitter, hate-fuelled criticism : VITRIOL
14-down – Smells Like Teen Spirit band : NIRVANA
15-down – Styling product : MOUSSE
16-down – Reason for wearing glasses : MYOPIA
18-down – Make fun of : TEASE
20-down – Genre of e.g. Donna Summer or Gloria Gaynor : DISCO
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.