This crossword No. 16020 clues and answers were published on Fri 10 Sep 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16020 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Most quaint : CUTEST
4-across – Old calculator : ABACUS
8-across – A Balearic island : IBIZA
9-across – Story set at an earlier time than is covered in a previous work : PREQUEL
10-across – Foolishly grand : POMPOUS
11-across – Years before reaching twenty : TEENS
12-across – Drambuie and Scotch cocktail : RUSTYNAIL
17-across – Mountain ash : ROWAN
19-across – Offensive : OBSCENE
21-across – Depth of a vessel’s keel below the surface : DRAUGHT
22-across – Dress : FROCK
23-across – Breathe out : EXHALE
24-across – Australia’s most populous city : SYDNEY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Upbeat : CHIRPY
2-down – Cutting device : TRIMMER
3-down – Military headgear with a peak and a plume : SHAKO
5-down – Meaty drink : BEEFTEA
6-down – Lacking in tact : CRUDE
7-down – Spatter : SPLASH
9-down – Equivocate : PUSSYFOOT
13-down – West African country, capital Dakar : SENEGAL
14-down – Take a reclining position : LIEDOWN
15-down – Kitchen cooler : FRIDGE
16-down – Fifty-two times a year : WEEKLY
18-down – Fury : WRATH
20-down – Weak and sentimental person : SOFTY
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.