This crossword No. 16038 clues and answers were published on Fri 01 Oct 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16038 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – The Seven Seas : OCEANS
4-across – Seismic disturbances : SHOCKS
8-across – Surprising part of a story? : TWIST
9-across – Illustration : EXAMPLE
10-across – Small kind of onion : SHALLOT
11-across – Correct in every detail : EXACT
12-across – Comical : HILARIOUS
17-across – Material draped over a sofa : THROW
19-across – Entangle : INVOLVE
21-across – Loud warning to sailors : FOGHORN
22-across – Illegal activity : CRIME
23-across – Termination : ENDING
24-across – Even though : ALBEIT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – : OBTUSE
2-down – A grave message : EPITAPH
3-down – Relating to where one was born : NATAL
5-down – Instruction to sailors to pull hard : HEAVEHO
6-down – Dried coconut kernel : COPRA
7-down – One holds a sword : SHEATH
9-down – Getting money by using threats : EXTORTION
13-down – Inside story : LOWDOWN
14-down – Cross on Scotland’s national flag : SALTIRE
15-down – Suffocate : STIFLE
16-down – Soften : RELENT
18-down – Unbending : RIGID
20-down – Outspoken : VOCAL
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.