This crossword No. 16281 clues and answers were published on Wed 13 Jul 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16281 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Rotting animal flesh : CARRION
8-across – Small wind instrument with finger holes : OCARINA
9-across – Concentrate anew : REFOCUS
10-across – Type of living environment : HABITAT
11-across – Siren : RESIN
13-across – All-consuming : VORACIOUS
15-across – Elastic hair fastener : SCRUNCHIE
18-across – First name of two of the Twelve Apostles : SIMON
21-across – Erroneously pick up what someone’s saying : MISHEAR
22-across – Ringo Starr or Charlie Watts, for example : DRUMMER
23-across – Coherent : LOGICAL
24-across – Optical cleanser : EYEWASH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – One who looks after another : CARER
2-down – Starched frills round the neck, worn by Elizabethans : RUFFS
3-down – Cause discomfort to : INCONVENIENCE
4-down – One who eats enthusiastically : NOSHER
5-down – Condiment — use ace bear cub : BARBECUESAUCE
6-down – Small restaurant serving wine : BISTRO
7-down – Succulent plant : CACTUS
12-down – What Cantor, Clapton, Idle and, indeed, George Orwell all have in common : ERIC
14-down – Release : UNDO
15-down – Figure of speech based on comparisons : SIMILE
16-down – Step down : RESIGN
17-down – Obstacle to be negotiated : HURDLE
19-down – Female parent : MAMMA
20-down – Side that won the American Civil War : NORTH
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.