This crossword No. 16306 clues and answers were published on Thu 11 Aug 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16306 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Wooden strip traditionally used to support plasterwork : LATH
3-across – Under scrutiny : OBSERVED
9-across – A carpenter’s remains? : SAWDUST
10-across – Smith’s work surface : ANVIL
11-across – Think up — devise : HITON
12-across – Commends : EXTOLS
14-across – Rainproof hats : PARROTFASHION
17-across – Not worth considering : PALTRY
19-across – Senior : ELDER
22-across – A bad answer? : LEMON
23-across – Small exclusive bunch of people : INGROUP
24-across – Jobs for the boys? : NEPOTISM
25-across – Type of knot used to join two ropes : BEND
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Despair : LOSEHOPE
2-down – Namely : TOWIT
4-down – Use of one’s eyelashes to express tender feelings : BUTTERFLYKISS
5-down – Perform, as if in a play : ENACT
6-down – Venetian baroque composer, died in Vienna 1741 : VIVALDI
7-down – Valley : DALE
8-down – The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Swansea, for instance, is one : QUANGO
13-down – Daring : INTREPID
15-down – Motorist’s route finder : ROADMAP
16-down – Heavy long-handled hammer used to drive in stakes etc : SLEDGE
18-down – Precept : TENET
20-down – Herd or flock of animals moving together : DROVE
21-down – Highland kinship group : CLAN
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.