This crossword No. 16717 clues and answers were published on Mon 04 Dec 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16717 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Well-informed speculation : EDUCATEDGUESS
8-across – Based on fact : TRUE
9-across – Slow and deliberate : MEASURED
10-across – Brawl : FREEFORALL
12-across – Make the effort : BOTHER
14-across – Unprofessional chap? : LAYMAN
15-across – Where plants are grown under glass : GREENHOUSE
19-across – Constitutionally lazy : BONEIDLE
20-across – Steam, bubble or bird? : BATH
21-across – Pioneering art : PEREGRINATION
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Where photos may be developed : DARKROOM
3-down – French pancake : CREPE
4-down – Drum : TAMBOUR
5-down – Exciting situation : DRAMA
6-down – In the normal course of events : USUALLY
7-down – One part of the process : STEP
11-down – Unnaturally high voice : FALSETTO
13-down – Cleanliness : HYGIENE
14-down – Top of a lighthouse? : LANTERN
16-down – Large sea duck : EIDER
17-down – Planet’s trajectory : ORBIT
18-down – Pouting look : MOUE
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.