This crossword No. 16404 clues and answers were published on Sat 03 Dec 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16404 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Item of cutlery — Norse despots : DESSERTSPOON
9-across – Thicket : COPSE
10-across – Intervene rudely : BARGEIN
11-across – Supported by : UPON
12-across – Crested parrot, often kept as a cage bird : COCKATOO
14-across – Divine : INTUIT
15-across – Residential district on the outskirts of a city : SUBURB
18-across – Worldly : TEMPORAL
20-across – Not fake : ECHT
22-across – Seventh heaven? : NIRVANA
23-across – Part of a golf course : GREEN
24-across – Go-getting : ENTERPRISING
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Take advantage : EXPLOIT
3-down – Animal fat : SUET
4-down – Long thin strip : RIBBON
5-down – Begin : STRIKEUP
6-down – Public : OVERT
7-down – Military doctor or chaplain? : NONCOMBATANT
8-down – Person one doesn’t know well : ACQUAINTANCE
13-down – Person not willing or able to change : DINOSAUR
16-down – Contaminated : UNCLEAN
17-down – Middle Eastern marketplace : BAZAAR
19-down – Be entitled to : MERIT
21-down – A long time : AGES
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.