This crossword No. 16251 clues and answers were published on Wed 08 Jun 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16251 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Having a pattern of dots : STIPPLED
5-across – Lively energy : ZING
9-across – Specific task that must be done regularly : CHORE
10-across – Ticket to ride? : BUSPASS
11-across – One’s close relatives : FAMILYCIRCLE
13-across – Old nickname for a policeman : PEELER
14-across – Fictional sleuth, Jane ___ : MARPLE
17-across – Large sofa with padded arms and back : CHESTERFIELD
20-across – Quickly list : REELOFF
21-across – Someone against development in their own area : NIMBY
22-across – A tiny speck : MOTE
23-across – Openly shown : EXPLICIT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Hit — item of clothing : SOCK
2-down – Put into quarantine : ISOLATE
3-down – Penchant : PREDILECTION
4-down – : EMBAYS
6-down – ___ Newton, physicist, mathematician, alchemist, d. 1727 : ISAAC
7-down – It measures fuel consumption : GASMETER
8-down – Aiming to go up in the world : ASPIRATIONAL
12-down – Band of colours, as seen in a rainbow : SPECTRUM
15-down – Strong spoken or written attack on a person or idea : POLEMIC
16-down – Anti- or auto-, for example : PREFIX
18-down – What happens at a given time or place : EVENT
19-down – Abnormal sac in the body containing liquid : CYST
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.