This crossword No. 16261 clues and answers were published on Mon 20 Jun 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16261 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Agatha Christie detective : HERCULEPOIROT
8-across – Chap : MAN
9-across – Star that explodes, increasing greatly in brightness : SUPERNOVA
10-across – Brought together again : REUNITED
11-across – Eagerly desirous : AVID
13-across – Shepherds’ sticks : CROOKS
14-across – Pestilence : PLAGUE
16-across – Silence! : HUSH
17-across – Plato’s mentor : SOCRATES
20-across – Mechanical failure — analysis : BREAKDOWN
21-across – Word for frightening! : BOO
22-across – Shakespeare play : TIMONOFATHENS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Bart Simpson’s father : HOMER
2-down – Lose impetus : RUNOUTOFSTEAM
3-down – Change : UPSTICKS
4-down – Seen : ESPIED
5-down – Cruel fairytale giant : OGRE
6-down – Swede, for example : ROOTVEGETABLE
7-down – Tosh : TWADDLE
12-down – Woodwind instrument : CLARINET
13-down – Live together : COHABIT
15-down – Doze : NODOFF
18-down – Glaswegians, say : SCOTS
19-down – Very like : AKIN
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.