This crossword No. 16000 clues and answers were published on Wed 18 Aug 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16000 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Ostentatious ceremony : POMP
3-across – Appraised : ASSESSED
9-across – Not connected to the internet : OFFLINE
10-across – Resentment of a slight : PIQUE
11-across – Precise : EXACT
12-across – Four quarts : GALLON
14-across – Serving as an ordinary seaman in an old sailing ship : BEFORETHEMAST
17-across – Block of Earth’s crust lifted to form peaks of a mountain range : MASSIF
19-across – Card game : POKER
22-across – Large commune of Rome at the mouth of the Tiber : OSTIA
23-across – Non-attendance : ABSENCE
24-across – Hearth : FIRESIDE
25-across – Conceited : VAIN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Adages — Old Testament book : PROVERBS
2-down – Criminal organisation : MAFIA
4-down – Legerdemain : SLEIGHTOFHAND
5-down – Evict : EXPEL
6-down – Huge coniferous California trees : SEQUOIA
7-down – Harts and hinds : DEER
8-down – Speak at length about trivial matters : WITTER
13-down – First Minister of Scotland since 2014 : STURGEON
15-down – Praise insincerely : FLATTER
16-down – Uncover : EXPOSE
18-down – Leading performers : STARS
20-down – East Africa country : KENYA
21-down – Code G : GOLF
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.