This crossword No. 16494 clues and answers were published on Sat 18 Mar 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16494 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Peatland plant — song has mumps : SPHAGNUMMOSS
9-across – Large spoon : LADLE
10-across – Georgia’s capital : TBILISI
11-across – Arabian sultanate : OMAN
12-across – Cheesy art or music : SCHMALTZ
14-across – Blood vessel : ARTERY
15-across – African fly : TSETSE
18-across – Upset : UNSETTLE
20-across – Immaculate : MINT
22-across – Drawing that explains how something works : DIAGRAM
23-across – Mexico’s last great indigenous empire : AZTEC
24-across – Amount a government owes : NATIONALDEBT
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Sound file distributed over the internet for playback : PODCAST
3-down – Again : ANEW
4-down – Spot : NOTICE
5-down – Principal post on a sailing ship : MAINMAST
6-down – Loire : ORIEL
7-down – Cocktail stirrer : SWIZZLESTICK
8-down – Without any warning : ALLOFASUDDEN
13-down – Religious musical composition : ORATORIO
16-down – Type of washing machine : TWINTUB
17-down – Old girl : ALUMNA
19-down – Part of a javelin : SHAFT
21-down – Hairless : BALD
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.