This crossword No. 16349 clues and answers were published on Fri 30 Sep 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16349 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Intrigue : SCHEME
4-across – Rigidly old-fashioned : SQUARE
9-across – Novice : TRAINEE
10-across – Select a target : AIMAT
11-across – Youngest of the Bennet sisters in Pride and Prejudice : LYDIA
12-across – Unusual : OFFBEAT
13-across – Closely question : INTERROGATE
18-across – Third and last epoch of the three divisions of European prehistory : IRONAGE
20-across – Something used by mountaineers, college porters and beavers : LODGE
22-across – Pile of stones : CAIRN
23-across – Lacking the means to fight back : UNARMED
24-across – In a straightforward way : SIMPLY
25-across – Superfluous : OTIOSE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Wooden bench with 6s and a high back : SETTLE
2-down – Discerned : HEARD
3-down – Authority : MANDATE
5-down – Swallow in a single draft : QUAFF
6-down – Smarter : ARMREST
7-down – Deceased’s money and property : ESTATE
8-down – Capable — of cruel ruse : RESOURCEFUL
14-down – Silvery metal used in superconducting alloys, Nb : NIOBIUM
15-down – Brave — charmer : GALLANT
16-down – Travelling show : CIRCUS
17-down – Piercing instrument : NEEDLE
19-down – Quash : ANNUL
21-down – Walt Disney’s : DUMBO
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.