This crossword No. 16284 clues and answers were published on Sat 16 Jul 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16284 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Cut with a toothed blade : SAWN
3-across – Free drink? — a wet part : TAPWATER
8-across – Decree : RULE
9-across – Female hairstyle : BOUFFANT
11-across – Mustard pickle : PICCALILLI
14-across – Crude : EARTHY
15-across – Character who gets married in a 1786 Mozart opera : FIGARO
17-across – Rum, coconut milk and pineapple cocktail : PINACOLADA
20-across – Children’s game, a bit like baseball : ROUNDERS
21-across – Southern part of France : MIDI
22-across – Seven sixes! : FORTYTWO
23-across – Radiate : EMIT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Small change : SHRAPNEL
2-down – Player invited to compete, though not formally qualifying : WILDCARD
4-down – Handsome young Greek god of beauty and fertility : ADONIS
5-down – Kitchen baking appliance — I won raffle : WAFFLEIRON
6-down – Despicable person : TOAD
7-down – Posh hotel : RITZ
10-down – 24 hours during which everything seems to go wrong? : BADHAIRDAY
12-down – Perfect example : PARADIGM
13-down – Singer : VOCALIST
16-down – Ancient burial mound : BARROW
18-down – Seven times winner of the Wimbledon women’s singles title, b. 1969 : GRAF
19-down – Major industrial region of north-west Germany : RUHR
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.