This crossword No. 16399 clues and answers were published on Mon 28 Nov 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16399 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Preoccupation with buying things : CONSUMERISM
7-across – SOS! : HELP
8-across – Perchance : POSSIBLY
9-across – Country with French, Dutch and German as its official languages : BELGIUM
11-across – Blowing a gale? : WINDY
13-across – Twenty : SCORE
14-across – Moulding between ceiling and top of a wall : CORNICE
16-across – Fashionable ornament — signer on : NOSERING
17-across – Diamonds, say : SUIT
18-across – Proviso : STIPULATION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Very good buy : SNIP
2-down – Extra : SURPLUS
3-down – Thick : DENSE
4-down – From Palermo? : SICILIAN
5-down – Smarty-pants : CLEVERCLOGS
6-down – Calling down a curse : MALEDICTION
10-down – Plant — drainage : GARDENIA
12-down – Become semi-solid on cooling : CONGEAL
15-down – Hole in the head? : SINUS
17-down – Front part of the human leg : SHIN
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.