This crossword No. 16440 clues and answers were published on Sat 14 Jan 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16440 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Cyber fraud — mashing chips : PHISHINGSCAM
9-across – Name of eight Roman Catholic Popes : URBAN
10-across – Shows off : PARADES
11-across – Snare : TRAP
12-across – Preferred : FAVOURED
14-across – London’s oldest professional football club, established 1879 : FULHAM
15-across – Carefree : BLITHE
18-across – Wake-up bugle call : REVEILLE
20-across – Need : WANT
22-across – Grown without synthetic additives : ORGANIC
23-across – Kind of birch tree, producing rot-resistant wood : ALDER
24-across – One of those annoyingly slow motorists? : SUNDAYDRIVER
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Tack in sole of boot : HOBNAIL
3-down – Drop to the sea bed : SINK
4-down – Not meant seriously : INPLAY
5-down – Rainwater spout ending in a grotesque figure : GARGOYLE
6-down – Alcoholic drink made with apples : CIDER
7-down – Bad luck — mute invaders : MISADVENTURE
8-down – Diverse : MULTIFARIOUS
13-down – Landed estate in Spain and Latin America : HACIENDA
16-down – Gibberish : TWADDLE
17-down – Even-tempered : PLACID
19-down – One who does not eat or use animal products : VEGAN
21-down – They came bearing gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh : MAGI
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.