This crossword No. 16226 clues and answers were published on Tue 10 May 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16226 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Convolution : INTRICACY
8-across – Jamboree : GALA
9-across – Part of a pneumatic tyre : INNERTUBE
10-across – Milton or Betjeman, say : POET
13-across – Childish rabbit : BUNNY
15-across – Bracelet worn for ornament or identification : ARMLET
16-across – Oil well with a strong natural upward flow : GUSHER
17-across – Excuse — excuse me! : PARDON
19-across – Move up and down repeatedly : BOUNCE
20-across – James ___ , English actor, d. 1984 : MASON
21-across – Small stream : RILL
24-across – Swimmer who goes down without any breathing equipment : SKINDIVER
25-across – Dry — dull : ARID
26-across – Amount by which a number rises : INCREMENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Zero : NONE
3-down – Stagger : REEL
4-down – Material use for musical strings, made from intestines of sheep or horses : CATGUT
5-down – Raising to the third power : CUBING
6-down – Racket : CACOPHONY
7-down – It can open many doors : MASTERKEY
11-down – Holidaying vehicle? : CAMPERVAN
12-down – Plant — airy malls : AMARYLLIS
13-down – Garden broom made of twigs : BESOM
14-down – Westernmost Canadian territory : YUKON
18-down – Serviette : NAPKIN
19-down – West Sussex seaside resort, granted the suffix Regis : BOGNOR
22-down – Pre-1939 name for Thailand : SIAM
23-down – Frond plant : FERN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.