This crossword No. 16864 clues and answers were published on Fri 24 May 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16864 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – In shock : FLABBERGASTED
8-across – Speculative behaviour : BETTING
9-across – Rationale : LOGIC
10-across – Very thin : BONY
11-across – Hidden : SECRETED
13-across – Book pages : LEAVES
14-across – It’s a tip : PIGPEN
17-across – Desire : YEARNING
19-across – Manicurist’s tool : FILE
21-across – Play it slowly : LARGO
22-across – Inundated : OVERRUN
24-across – Study of fossils : PALAEONTOLOGY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Old watch chain : FOB
2-down – Insect’s super-sensitive part : ANTENNA
3-down – Find two on a wicket : BAIL
4-down – Fixed : RIGGED
5-down – Having a bad reaction to something : ALLERGIC
6-down – Mean – and drunk : TIGHT
7-down – Moral decline : DECADENCE
10-down – Bungled dive : BELLYFLOP
12-down – Tall plant support : BEANPOLE
15-down – Before : PRIORTO
16-down – Strongly urge : ENJOIN
18-down – T S Eliot’s cruellest month : APRIL
20-down – Local ____, 1983 Bill Forsyth film : HERO
23-down – Vote against the motion : NAY
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.