This crossword No. 16447 clues and answers were published on Mon 23 Jan 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16447 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Terrier’s treat? : DOGBISCUIT
7-across – East African country : TANZANIA
8-across – Zephaniah or Keats : POET
9-across – Four seasons together : YEAR
10-across – Sparkle : GLITTER
12-across – Rodent now confined in England to a handful of areas, notably the Isle of Wight and Brownsea Island : REDSQUIRREL
14-across – French equivalent to Prince of Wales : DAUPHIN
16-across – Sign of what’s to come? : OMEN
19-across – A much admired celebrity : LION
20-across – Increased openness and transparency in Russia? : GLASNOST
21-across – Overly romantic : LOVEYDOVEY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Record of appointments : DIARY
2-down – Pouch in a bird’s stomach where food gets ground up : GIZZARD
3-down – Island in the Inner Hebrides, the ‘birthplace of Christianity in Scotland’ : IONA
4-down – Member of the clergy ministering to a particular institution : CHAPLAIN
5-down – Stimulation : INPUT
6-down – Food made with starchy grains : CEREAL
11-down – Illegible scrawl : SQUIGGLE
12-down – Dogsbody for a travelling 18 : ROADIE
13-down – Russian ruling dynasty from 1613 to 1917 : ROMANOV
15-down – Christmas theatre : PANTO
17-down – Not nice : NASTY
18-down – Stripe of contrasting colour : BAND
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.