This crossword No. 16254 clues and answers were published on Sat 11 Jun 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16254 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Comfortable : ATHOME
4-across – Increase : STEPUP
8-across – Like a bird : AVIAN
9-across – Edible shellfish, source of mother-of-pearl : ABALONE
10-across – Specific — fast : EXPRESS
11-across – Stimulates : FUELS
12-across – Of course : NATURALLY
17-across – Charles ___ , Italian-born American bodybuilder, d. 1972 : ATLAS
19-across – Prohibited : ILLEGAL
21-across – Refuse container : DUSTBIN
22-across – High-pitched woodwind instrument : FLUTE
23-across – Live : RESIDE
24-across – Evergreen shrub with glossy fragrant leaves : MYRTLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Agog : AMAZED
2-down – Extremely sharp bend : HAIRPIN
3-down – Minister’s home : MANSE
5-down – Weepy : TEARFUL
6-down – Ask searching questions : PROBE
7-down – Polite request : PLEASE
9-down – Arson site : ASSERTION
13-down – Place for looking at engines, say, under trying conditions? : TESTBED
14-down – Basis of labneh and lassi : YOGHURT
15-down – Drift from place to place : WANDER
16-down – Woolly coat : FLEECE
18-down – Jousting arena : LISTS
20-down – Exalted : LOFTY
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.