This crossword No. 16409 clues and answers were published on Fri 09 Dec 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16409 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Sad to say : UNFORTUNATELY
8-across – Metal bars used in grilling : GRID
9-across – Drugged state : NARCOSIS
10-across – Big-time nark : SUPERGRASS
12-across – Hush-hush : SECRET
14-across – Source of excitement : TURNON
15-across – Personal : SUBJECTIVE
19-across – Older but : TROUBLED
20-across – The sound of thunder? : CLAP
21-across – The power of water? : HYDROELECTRIC
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Cared for : NURTURED
3-down – Someone born a while ago : OLDIE
4-down – This evening : TONIGHT
5-down – ___ Shearer, Canadian-American actress, d, 1983 : NORMA
6-down – Pocket : TROUSER
7-down – Prepared : LAID
11-down – Greek dish of grilled lamb on a skewer : SOUVLAKI
13-down – Someone who saves? : RESCUER
14-down – Altered : TREADLE
16-down – Bottom of the boat : BILGE
17-down – Implied, though not expressed : TACIT
18-down – Setting for Homer’s Iliad : TROY
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.