This crossword No. 16293 clues and answers were published on Wed 27 Jul 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16293 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Open to doubt : PROBLEMATICAL
8-across – Sturdy broad-chested British icon : BULLDOG
9-across – Ritziness : GLITZ
10-across – Brother : MONK
11-across – Iron— wedge : GOLFCLUB
13-across – Back scrubber : LOOFAH
14-across – Republic of China : TAIWAN
17-across – French posterior : DERRIERE
19-across – Light glancing touch : KISS
21-across – Song or film from the past, perhaps golden : OLDIE
22-across – Extensive landed property — needs me : DEMESNE
24-across – Begin to get better : TURNTHECORNER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – ‘Rose and Crown’ or ‘Dog and Duck’? : PUB
2-down – Virginia Woolf novel — Kathleen Hale’s Marmalade Cat : ORLANDO
3-down – Island that hosts the annual Venice Film Festival : LIDO
4-down – Fly larva : MAGGOT
5-down – It involves a rope and two teams : TUGOFWAR
6-down – Cool down : CHILL
7-down – Couch potato : LAZYBONES
10-down – Bungling : MALADROIT
12-down – Obvious : MANIFEST
15-down – Pentecost : WHITSUN
16-down – Walk wearily : TRUDGE
18-down – Cyclist : RIDER
20-down – Bullets : AMMO
23-down – Fruiting part of corn : EAR
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.