This crossword No. 16651 clues and answers were published on Mon 18 Sep 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16651 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Brief and intensive training : CRASHCOURSE
7-across – Gamete : OVUM
8-across – Turn over in one’s mind : COGITATE
9-across – Made more fit for purpose : ADAPTED
11-across – Shish or doner, say : KEBAB
13-across – Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, d. 1924 : LENIN
14-across – Legal proceeding : LAWSUIT
16-across – Climbing plant — as I’m Celt : CLEMATIS
17-across – Wild party : ORGY
18-across – Follower of Haile Selassie : RASTAFARIAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Something soothing : BALM
2-down – Vetted : CHECKED
3-down – Plump : PODGY
4-down – Feet : TROTTERS
5-down – Troglodyte : CAVEDWELLER
6-down – High grade olive oil : EXTRAVIRGIN
10-down – Most prissy : PRIMMEST
12-down – Chocolate confection with a caramel and nougat filling : MARSBAR
15-down – Water vapour : STEAM
17-down – One-eyed Norse god of war and death : ODIN
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.