This crossword No. 16212 clues and answers were published on Sat 23 Apr 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16212 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Just — not bad : FAIR
3-across – Fortified wine, flavoured with aromatic herbs, drunk as an aperitif : VERMOUTH
8-across – Annoy : RILE
9-across – Unprepared : OFFGUARD
11-across – Member of a monastic order, noted for austerity and a vow of silence : CISTERCIAN
14-across – Large flatfish prized as food : TURBOT
15-across – Tinker’s follower? : TAILOR
17-across – Remunerative : PROFITABLE
20-across – Viking vessel : LONGSHIP
21-across – Azure : BLUE
22-across – Waylaid : AMBUSHED
23-across – Brewer’s cart : DRAY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fierceness : FEROCITY
2-down – Unreal : ILLUSORY
4-down – Obliterate : EFFACE
5-down – Charter of political rights given to English barons by King John, 1215 : MAGNACARTA
6-down – Location of the Great Salt Lake : UTAH
7-down – Skin : HIDE
10-down – Comfortable situation : BEDOFROSES
12-down – Spherical : GLOBULAR
13-down – Verdure : GREENERY
16-down – Bureau : OFFICE
18-down – Parasitic insect : FLEA
19-down – Round handle : KNOB
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.