This crossword No. 16199 clues and answers were published on Fri 08 Apr 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16199 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Woody shrub with large, sometimes globe-shaped, flower heads : HYDRANGEA
8-across – How letter writers often start to sign off : YOURS
9-across – Vegetable product used in food manufacturing, beauty products, and as biofuel. : PALMOIL
10-across – Hint : OVERTONE
11-across – Mobile phone communication : TEXT
13-across – Places one often visits : HAUNTS
14-across – Strong drink : LIQUOR
16-across – Geekish sort : NERD
17-across – Weakness : SOFTSPOT
19-across – Refuge : RETREAT
20-across – Proportion : RATIO
21-across – One has a serious problem with 14 : ALCOHOLIC
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Do this and you’re lost! : HESITATE
2-down – Rely : DEPEND
3-down – In a competent manner : ABLY
4-down – Punch and Judy, say : GLOVEPUPPETS
5-down – Make a mountain out of a molehill, for instance — I tear into all : ALLITERATION
6-down – Obsessive anxiety about one’s heath : HYPOCHONDRIA
7-down – Involving complex rules and processes : BUREAUCRATIC
12-down – Significant : HISTORIC
15-down – When cold, people often sleep in such a position : FOETAL
18-down – Affirmative : YEAH
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.