This crossword No. 16143 clues and answers were published on Wed 02 Feb 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16143 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Not talkative : TACITURN
5-across – Moment : JIFF
9-across – Powder from ground pods used as a chocolate substitute : CAROB
10-across – Calumny : SLANDER
11-across – Spa treatment? : HYDROTHERAPY
13-across – Adjust an instrument or vehicle : TUNEUP
14-across – No matter who : ANYONE
17-across – Roundish male : MALNOURISHED
20-across – In the vanguard : LEADING
21-across – Subject to : UNDER
22-across – Killed — a large number : SLEW
23-across – Closest possible finish : DEADHEAT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Blood-sucking member of the spider family : TICK
2-down – Palaver : CARRYON
3-down – Illness that killed John Keats and George Orwell : TUBERCULOSIS
4-down – Puts instruments and dials back to zero : RESETS
6-down – A Passage to ___ , 1924 EM Forster novel : INDIA
7-down – Boat operators : FERRYMEN
8-down – Unharmed : SAFEANDSOUND
12-down – Spur to action : STIMULUS
15-down – Past the stipulated time : OVERDUE
16-down – Outdoor shoe with a perforated pattern in the leather : BROGUE
18-down – Permission : LEAVE
19-down – Badly-behaved youngster : BRAT
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.