This crossword No. 16482 clues and answers were published on Sat 04 Mar 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16482 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Bill — magistrate : BEAK
3-across – Russian woman of a certain age : BABUSHKA
8-across – Highest point : ACME
9-across – Lazy : INDOLENT
11-across – Cervantes character : DONQUIXOTE
14-across – Total : ENTIRE
15-across – Spanish dance : BOLERO
17-across – The study of insects : ENTOMOLOGY
20-across – Hoity-toity : LAHDIDAH
21-across – Travel by sea : SAIL
22-across – Not brisk : SLUGGISH
23-across – Crack a joke : JEST
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Recently acquired and never used before : BRANDNEW
2-down – Coiled fossil shell of a mollusc : AMMONITE
4-down – Building extension : ANNEXE
5-down – Breaking with convention : UNORTHODOX
6-down – Command given to a dog : HEEL
7-down – Affectedly cultured : ARTY
10-down – Arms smuggling : GUNRUNNING
12-down – Agreed to : DEROGATE
13-down – Composed of several different languages : POLYGLOT
16-down – Muddled situation that’s difficult to get out of : MORASS
18-down – As well as : PLUS
19-down – Cream puff — French cabbage — Chinese imperial dynasty : CHOU
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.