This crossword No. 16498 clues and answers were published on Thu 23 Mar 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16498 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Wimbledon’s main arena : CENTRECOURT
9-across – Shocked and angry : INDIGNANT
10-across – Owing : DUE
11-across – Piece of garlic : CLOVE
13-across – One employed on domestic duties : SERVANT
14-across – Sign up : ENLIST
15-across – Facsimile machine : COPIER
18-across – Stronger — more vigorous : STIFFER
20-across – End of a piece of wood shaped to form a mortise joint : TENON
21-across – Hard-shelled seed : NUT
22-across – De nada! : NOPROBLEM
24-across – Continuous network of towns — plans rub raw : URBANSPRAWL
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – It can be loose or dead : END
3-down – Wild cat : TIGRESS
4-down – Move on : ELAPSE
5-down – Route : OUTER
6-down – Energy transmitted in the form of rays or waves : RADIATION
7-down – Where the washing-up gets done? : KITCHENSINK
8-down – Fifth book of the Old Testament : DEUTERONOMY
12-down – Device that removes impurities from lubricant : OILFILTER
16-down – Alfresco : OUTDOOR
17-down – Searches blindly : GROPES
19-down – Carbonated soft drinks created by Coca-Cola Deutschland : FANTA
23-down – Rule : LAW
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.