This crossword No. 16263 clues and answers were published on Wed 22 Jun 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16263 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Probabilities : CHANCES
8-across – Violent criminal : HOODLUM
9-across – Core — scent : ESSENCE
10-across – North African capital : ALGIERS
11-across – Dulcet — dessert : SWEET
13-across – Tired out : EXHAUSTED
15-across – One bringing a lawsuit : PLAINTIFF
18-across – Fifty-fifty : EQUAL
21-across – Vagrant — fishing boat : DRIFTER
22-across – State bordering : ARIZONA
23-across – Milk sugar : LACTOSE
24-across – Beneficiary of a will : LEGATEE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A game with mates : CHESS
2-down – Part of a church running parallel to the nave : AISLE
3-down – Dismay : CONSTERNATION
4-down – Kind of dress that is fairly straight but fitted around the waist and hips : SHEATH
5-down – Enduring without complaint : LONGSUFFERING
6-down – Able to express oneself easily and well : FLUENT
7-down – Entertained : AMUSED
12-down – Something pulled over one’s eyes? : WOOL
14-down – Island Napoleon left to meet his Waterloo? : ELBA
15-down – Propel a canoe : PADDLE
16-down – Per person : APIECE
17-down – Mediterranean country : ISRAEL
19-down – German submarine : UBOAT
20-down – Depart : LEAVE
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.