This crossword No. 16500 clues and answers were published on Sat 25 Mar 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16500 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Senior government official of the city states of Venice or Genoa : DOGE
3-across – Having fun in a sailing boat : YACHTING
8-across – Adult woman : LADY
9-across – 1,000,000,000,000 : TRILLION
11-across – Salad : RABBITFOOD
14-across – Inclined to talk a lot : MOUTHY
15-across – Smart : BRAINY
17-across – hp : HORSEPOWER
20-across – God : ALMIGHTY
21-across – Men only : STAG
22-across – Suspect : MISTRUST
23-across – Precipitation : RAIN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – State of depression : DOLDRUMS
2-down – Wander aimlessly in search of pleasure : GADABOUT
4-down – Not anchored : ADRIFT
5-down – Device for sending messages, using a mirror and the sun’s rays : HELIOGRAPH
6-down – ___ Murdoch, author, d.1999 : IRIS
7-down – Slimy oil substance : GUNK
10-down – Bass or hake seller? : FISHMONGER
12-down – Longfellow’s 19th-century Native American chief : HIAWATHA
13-down – H : HYDROGEN
16-down – In fact : ASITIS
18-down – Work the land : FARM
19-down – 25 December : XMAS
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.