This crossword No. 16388 clues and answers were published on Tue 15 Nov 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16388 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – All together : EVERYBODY
8-across – Concept whose truth can be proved : FACT
9-across – Exposed to wild blows : WINDSWEPT
10-across – Frank : OPEN
13-across – Narrow gorge with a fast running stream : GULCH
15-across – Bit sliced away from a large piece : OFFCUT
16-across – Tie : TETHER
17-across – It gives purpose and direction : MOTIVE
19-across – Spirits : LIQUOR
20-across – Fasten : AFFIX
21-across – Welsh vegetable? : LEEK
24-across – Become very, very excited : GOBANANAS
25-across – Horse : GREY
26-across – Game for gamblers — duke’s port : STUDPOKER
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Yashmak, for example : VEIL
3-down – One should avoid being taken for one : RIDE
4-down – Retire : BOWOUT
5-down – Show : DEPICT
6-down – Cheap drinks time! : HAPPYHOUR
7-down – Travel plan : ITINERARY
11-down – Science of the structure of the universe : COSMOLOGY
12-down – Not tailor-made : OFFTHEPEG
13-down – Tropical fruit with yellow skin and pink flesh : GUAVA
14-down – Curve that spirals around a cone, for example : HELIX
18-down – Elbow grease : EFFORT
19-down – Man who lounges in hotels and bars looking for women to support him : LIZARD
22-down – Military alliance with headquarters in Belgium : NATO
23-down – Corporal punishment? : CANE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.