This crossword No. 16423 clues and answers were published on Mon 26 Dec 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16423 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Traders in Derby or Leicester? : CHEESEMONGERS
8-across – Idiot : ASS
9-across – Mollusc : GASTROPOD
10-across – Sweet purple fruit : MULBERRY
11-across – Wavy hairstyle : PERM
13-across – Serious quarrel : BUSTUP
14-across – Alarm bell : TOCSIN
16-across – Romantic song for solo voice and piano : LIED
17-across – Sound announcing someone or something important : DRUMROLL
20-across – Rapid series of notes : GLISSANDO
21-across – G&S princess : IDA
22-across – Writers like John Osborne and Kingsley Amis? : ANGRYYOUNGMEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Deep opening : CHASM
2-down – Soothing kind of music : EASYLISTENING
3-down – Joined the army, say : SIGNEDUP
4-down – Deep unhappiness : MISERY
5-down – Trainspotter, perhaps : NERD
6-down – Early 20th-century art movement : EXPRESSIONISM
7-down – Soloist supporting a band — maidens : SIDEMAN
12-down – Place of sudden prosperity : BOOMTOWN
13-down – Capital of Emilia-Romagna : BOLOGNA
15-down – A horse for a buck? : BRONCO
18-down – Study : LEARN
19-down – See in the distance : ESPY
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.