This crossword No. 16451 clues and answers were published on Fri 27 Jan 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16451 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Going with the stream : DOWNRIVER
8-across – Reddish-brown hair dye : HENNA
9-across – Tailless mog : MANXCAT
10-across – Improbable story : TALLTALE
11-across – Number of letters in a rude word? : FOUR
13-across – A stoat in winter : ERMINE
14-across – Lover of Romeo : JULIET
16-across – Sweet gritty-textured variety of fruit : PEAR
17-across – Not relevant to the current discussion : OFFTOPIC
19-across – Opening, such as a nostril : ORIFICE
20-across – Entertain : AMUSE
21-across – Well I never! : FANCYTHAT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Writing the initial version of a document to be improved later : DRAFTING
2-down – Tomsk, Tobermory or Great Uncle Bulgaria? : WOMBLE
3-down – Citrus skin : RIND
4-down – Large red fruit — I’m apricot, luv : VICTORIAPLUM
5-down – Pass there and back? : RETURNTICKET
6-down – What car windscreens should be — father’s troop : SHATTERPROOF
7-down – Painful swelling and redness : INFLAMMATION
12-down – Rubbish collection vehicle : DUSTCART
15-down – Newly : AFRESH
18-down – Bulbous plant with trumpet-shaped flowers : LILY
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.