This crossword No. 16089 clues and answers were published on Tue 30 Nov 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16089 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Secret key to admission : PASSWORD
5-across – Jazz style : TRAD
9-across – Badge of honour : MEDAL
10-across – Betrayal : TREASON
11-across – Enrolment : REGISTRATION
13-across – Unexpected outcomes : UPSETS
14-across – Entrance or exit : ACCESS
17-across – Not appropriate — if licentious : INFELICITOUS
20-across – It sets out targets : HITLIST
21-across – Change : ALTER
22-across – Forbid : DENY
23-across – Made a sign : GESTURED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Mechanical device that blows or sucks : PUMP
2-down – Dejection : SADNESS
3-down – Portable radio transmitter/receiver : WALKIETALKIE
4-down – Move in a circle : ROTATE
6-down – Cabinet minister’s first name, meaning ‘wise man’ : RISHI
7-down – Unpleasant wet : DANKNESS
8-down – Anti-authority — rant at cleric : RECALCITRANT
12-down – Imposed a penalty : PUNISHED
15-down – Division between Northern and Southern hemispheres : EQUATOR
16-down – Father Time traditionally carries one : SCYTHE
18-down – Harmonise : FITIN
19-down – Generated : BRED
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.