This crossword No. 16256 clues and answers were published on Tue 14 Jun 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16256 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Otto, German-born American conductor and composer, d. 1973 : KLEMPERER
8-across – Was aware of : KNEW
9-across – It lasts 366 days : LEAPYEAR
10-across – Lay eyes on : BEHOLD
11-across – Strip : DENUDE
13-across – Squeeze tightly together : CLENCH
15-across – Swindle — sleuth : HUSTLE
16-across – Factors on which a decision is made : CRITERIA
18-across – Flops : DUDS
19-across – Touchy : SENSITIVE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Ease up : SLOWDOWN
2-down – Looked glad : SMILED
3-down – Old explosive device used for blasting holes in gates and walls : PETARD
4-down – Flout : DEFY
6-down – Embellish : INTERLARD
7-down – Overwhelming victory — natural disaster : LANDSLIDE
12-down – Sudden downturn : NOSEDIVE
14-down – Unorthodox opinion : HERESY
15-down – Wellbeing : HEALTH
17-down – Plural pronoun, now also used as a gender-neutral substitute for ‘she’ or ‘he’ : THEY
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.