This crossword No. 16395 clues and answers were published on Wed 23 Nov 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16395 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Grating — abrasive : SCRATCHY
5-across – High-ranking academic : PROF
9-across – Extremist : ULTRA
10-across – Port at the mouth of the Seine : LEHAVRE
11-across – Sofa : CHESTERFIELD
13-across – Bill Haley’s Shake, ___ and Roll! : RATTLE
14-across – Colourless watery fluid of the blood and lymph : PLASMA
17-across – Coastal city in southern California : SANTABARBARA
20-across – Stringed instrument player : BASSIST
21-across – Inspection of the books : AUDIT
22-across – Part : ROLE
23-across – Witty verbal ambiguities : WORDPLAY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – First king of the Israelites, according to the Old Testament : SAUL
2-down – Move by degrees in one direction only : RATCHET
3-down – Region of Romania associated with Dracula : TRANSYLVANIA
4-down – Woman’s top that fastens behind the neck, leaving back and arms uncovered : HALTER
6-down – Variety show : REVUE
7-down – If unread : FREUDIAN
8-down – Game where players shove discs into the scoring area, using long sticks : SHUFFLEBOARD
12-down – Part of a rugby goal : CROSSBAR
15-down – Thin pastry rolled round fruit and baked : STRUDEL
16-down – Military pageant : TATTOO
18-down – In the nose : NASAL
19-down – Thin strip of bone used to stiffen eg a corset : STAY
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.