This crossword No. 16331 clues and answers were published on Fri 09 Sep 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16331 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Number two : DEPUTY
4-across – Overbearing confidence : HUBRIS
9-across – One-piece over-the-shoulders swimsuit for chaps : MANKINI
10-across – Adjust or manipulate : FUDGE
11-across – Tilt : SLANT
12-across – Device displaying words to be read out : AUTOCUE
13-across – By great luck : RUGBYTACKLE
18-across – Bolster : LOBSTER
20-across – Disease of infants and young children that makes breathing difficult : CROUP
22-across – Interest that is suddenly all the rage : CRAZE
23-across – Undertaken without payment for the public good : PROBONO
24-across – Country where both Celsius and Nobel were born : SWEDEN
25-across – Wide of the target : ASTRAY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Heavy silk or linen fabric with a pattern woven into it : DAMASK
2-down – Bamboo-eating bear from China : PANDA
3-down – Washing machine with two drums : TWINTUB
5-down – Below the standards required for the purpose : UNFIT
6-down – Drastic : RADICAL
7-down – Suddenly become very angry : SEERED
8-down – Person, like Ebenezer Scrooge, with no time for humankind — North Sea imp : MISANTHROPE
14-down – Anger caused by being offended : UMBRAGE
15-down – Giant with a single eye in the middle of the forehead : CYCLOPS
16-down – Loose trousers : SLACKS
17-down – Strange and frightening : SPOOKY
19-down – Melody with variations : THEME
21-down – Our do : ODOUR
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.