This crossword No. 16016 clues and answers were published on Mon 06 Sep 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16016 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Rightfulness : LEGITIMACY
7-across – Alkali metal, Li : LITHIUM
8-across – Fizzing firework : SQUIB
10-across – Weave — air in the lungs : WIND
11-across – River that flows through the Grand Canyon : COLORADO
13-across – Barked in a high-pitched tone : YAPPED
15-across – Ally : FRIEND
17-across – Tincture of opium — maul UN ad : LAUDANUM
18-across – The H in GBH : HARM
21-across – Blanched : WHITE
22-across – Window fitter : GLAZIER
23-across – Inexplicable : MYSTERIOUS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Reveal information : LETON
2-down – Benefit : GAIN
3-down – Drum beaten with the hands : TOMTOM
4-down – Rising in the Rockies, the longest river in North America : MISSOURI
5-down – Ability to face danger : COURAGE
6-down – Providing every detail : BLOWBYBLOW
9-down – Vodka and tomato juice, with some Worcester sauce : BLOODYMARY
12-down – Degenerate : DECADENT
14-down – Deficiency : PAUCITY
16-down – Uncouth : VULGAR
19-down – Awry : AMISS
20-down – Lower part of an inside wall, finished differently from the rest : DADO
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.