This crossword No. 16083 clues and answers were published on Tue 23 Nov 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16083 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Person working with coffee beans? : BARISTA
8-across – 1975 film starring Warren Beatty as a promiscuous LA hairdresser : SHAMPOO
9-across – Soothing balm : UNGUENT
10-across – Leave : HEADOFF
11-across – Wild : FERAL
13-across – Impossible to hear properly : INAUDIBLE
15-across – Zoo : MENAGERIE
18-across – Operation to catch a person committing a crime : STING
21-across – Blockhead : DULLARD
22-across – Highly-regarded : EMINENT
23-across – Cut down : SHORTEN
24-across – Grow tense : TIGHTEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – High steep bank caused by river erosion : BLUFF
2-down – Moore or McGough? : ROGER
3-down – They should bring you round : SMELLINGSALTS
4-down – Respiratory condition : ASTHMA
5-down – Vinaigrette, for example : SALADDRESSING
6-down – Poise shown under strain : APLOMB
7-down – Something sweet to chew on : TOFFEE
12-down – Slacken : EASE
14-down – Croquet or tennis venue : LAWN
15-down – Self-deprecating : MODEST
16-down – London columnist : NELSON
17-down – Rat or squirrel, say : RODENT
19-down – Awkward : INEPT
20-down – Grow old : GETON
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.