This crossword No. 16166 clues and answers were published on Tue 01 Mar 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16166 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Participating : JOININGIN
8-across – Root vegetable producing sugar : BEET
9-across – Something left out : OMISSION
10-across – Act like a parasite : SPONGE
11-across – Mediterranean island : SICILY
13-across – Handsome youth : ADONIS
15-across – Solidified lava used as an abrasive : PUMICE
16-across – Formal midday meal : LUNCHEON
18-across – State of great agitation : STEW
19-across – Madame in a Puccini opera : BUTTERFLY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Begin to understand : COTTONON
2-down – Tom, Dick or Harry? : ANYONE
3-down – Escargots : SNAILS
4-down – Young goats : KIDS
6-down – Lent a hand : HELPEDOUT
7-down – Unruffled — brought together : COLLECTED
12-down – Woman’s loose-fitting undergarment : CAMISOLE
14-down – Afternoon rest : SIESTA
15-down – Extreme poverty : PENURY
17-down – Pal : CHUM
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.