This crossword No. 16386 clues and answers were published on Sat 12 Nov 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16386 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Wet nude : SKINNYDIPPER
9-across – Go round : ORBIT
10-across – Tableland : PLATEAU
11-across – Work : OPUS
12-across – Bound : DESTINED
14-across – Get into a cosy position : NUZZLE
15-across – Affirm : AVOUCH
18-across – Lecture : HARANGUE
20-across – Be careful before you go out on one : LIMB
22-across – Floating mass of frozen sea : PACKICE
23-across – Irritant : THORN
24-across – Verse for the young : NURSERYRHYME
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Israeli communal settlement : KIBBUTZ
3-down – Pecans, almonds etc : NUTS
4-down – Exclamation of joy : YIPPEE
5-down – Non-functioning : INACTIVE
6-down – Groom elaborately : PREEN
7-down – Out of one’s mind : ROUNDTHEBEND
8-down – Degenerate : GODOWNTHEPAN
13-down – Site of 1896 Canadian gold rush : KLONDIKE
16-down – Military wear : UNIFORM
17-down – Without doubt : SURELY
19-down – Happen at intervals : RECUR
21-down – Irritation : ITCH
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.