This crossword No. 16227 clues and answers were published on Wed 11 May 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16227 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Cat flap : FLATCAP
8-across – Daunt : OVERAWE
9-across – Animated film : CARTOON
10-across – C — illegal drug : COCAINE
11-across – Smooth : SLEEK
13-across – Three-day rock festival held at Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, NY : WOODSTOCK
15-across – Something of little value : BAGATELLE
18-across – Parts in a theatre : ROLES
21-across – Make less smooth : ROUGHEN
22-across – Scintillate — stir gel : GLISTER
23-across – Hair arrangement : TOPKNOT
24-across – Tool for turning or lifting grass fodder : HAYFORK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – It’s said that these speak for themselves : FACTS
2-down – Concur : AGREE
3-down – Activity of someone desperate for time to pass : CLOCKWATCHING
4-down – 14 made of a single piece of material with a hole in the middle : PONCHO
5-down – Footballing ‘Foxes’ : LEICESTERCITY
6-down – Star in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, b. 1940 : PACINO
7-down – Adorn : BEDECK
12-down – Tibetan or Mongolian priest : LAMA
14-down – Headland : CAPE
15-down – Censure severely : BERATE
16-down – Cranky Disney dwarf : GRUMPY
17-down – Distance from A to B : LENGTH
19-down – Relinquish : LETGO
20-down – William Steig’s anti-social and highly territorial green ogre : SHREK
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.