This crossword No. 16215 clues and answers were published on Wed 27 Apr 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16215 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Refractory : STUBBORN
5-across – Long narrative poem : EPIC
9-across – Hooded snake : COBRA
10-across – Unforeseen difficulty : PITFALL
11-across – Portable two-way radio : WALKIETALKIE
13-across – Shropshire market town with a castle : LUDLOW
14-across – Large arboreal lizard : IGUANA
17-across – Pay — our men earn it : REMUNERATION
20-across – Japanese warrior : SAMURAI
21-across – Fatigued : WEARY
22-across – Cry of pain : OUCH
23-across – Henry VIII’s favourite warship, resurrected in 1982 : MARYROSE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fire : SACK
2-down – Scold : UPBRAID
3-down – West Midlands industrialised area : BLACKCOUNTRY
4-down – Torn : RIPPED
6-down – Mischievous trick : PRANK
7-down – Dead end : CULDESAC
8-down – At once : STRAIGHTAWAY
12-down – In the open air : ALFRESCO
15-down – Savoury pear-shaped fruit : AVOCADO
16-down – Name given to Beethoven’s Symphony No 3 : EROICA
18-down – Imitate : MIMIC
19-down – Cowshed : BYRE
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.