This crossword No. 16369 clues and answers were published on Mon 24 Oct 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16369 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Author of Bridget Jones’s Diary : HELENFIELDING
8-across – Annoy : VEX
9-across – Spanish-based bank : SANTANDER
10-across – Neighbourhood : LOCALITY
11-across – Hair style : AFRO
13-across – Takes the first step : BEGINS
14-across – Ways to get from A to B? : ROUTES
16-across – Hard- or soft-shell marine mollusc : CLAM
17-across – Four-sided figure — not great : TETRAGON
20-across – Displayed : EXHIBITED
21-across – Large : BIG
22-across – Equestrian competition involving dressage and jumping : THREEDAYEVENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Small wretched dwelling : HOVEL
2-down – Dictionary compiler : LEXICOGRAPHER
3-down – Young bird : NESTLING
4-down – Fire up : IGNITE
5-down – Pb : LEAD
6-down – Tireless : INDEFATIGABLE
7-down – Stheno, Euryale and Medusa : GORGONS
12-down – Soft food made with oatmeal : PORRIDGE
13-down – Irish playwright and novelist, Samuel, d. 1989 : BECKETT
15-down – Big ___ , German siege howitzer built by Krupp and used by the German army in WWI : BERTHA
18-down – Hours of darkness : NIGHT
19-down – Competent : ABLE
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.