This crossword No. 16317 clues and answers were published on Wed 24 Aug 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16317 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Slight : SLENDER
8-across – Gradual decline : EROSION
9-across – Shade of pink tinged with yellow : APRICOT
10-across – Simple and natural : ARTLESS
11-across – The ‘silent’ Marx brother : HARPO
13-across – Remedied : REDRESSED
15-across – A dog hunts : STAGHOUND
18-across – City on the Missouri River, founded in 1854 and known as the ‘Gateway to the West’ : OMAHA
21-across – Light-fingered folk : THIEVES
22-across – Sudden forceful flow : UPSURGE
23-across – Collector of wild fungi, berries etc : FORAGER
24-across – Facilitated : ENABLED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cut deeply : SLASH
2-down – Mistake : ERROR
3-down – Pasternak novel : DOCTORZHIVAGO
4-down – Delay : RETARD
5-down – Essex resort on the Thames estuary : SOUTHENDONSEA
6-down – Exe and Wye, say : RIVERS
7-down – Idle : UNUSED
12-down – Mother’s sister : AUNT
14-down – Engrave : ETCH
15-down – Cause to explode : SETOFF
16-down – Where birds are kept : AVIARY
17-down – Doubtful : UNSURE
19-down – A 30-day month : APRIL
20-down – In the future : AHEAD
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.