This crossword No. 16452 clues and answers were published on Sat 28 Jan 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16452 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Activity : ACTION
4-across – Some way : ANYHOW
8-across – Stuff oneself : GORGE
9-across – Engage in a contest : COMPETE
10-across – Gun : SHOOTER
11-across – Strike violently and repeatedly : BASTE
12-across – Accelerate progress : FASTTRACK
17-across – When most people sleep : NIGHT
19-across – Small falcon : KESTREL
21-across – Baseball player : PITCHER
22-across – German air raids on London and other UK cities, 1940-41 : BLITZ
23-across – ___ , fade, dissolve : RIPPLE
24-across – Under : NETHER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Month with a UK bank holiday : AUGUST
2-down – Negative stimulation : TURNOFF
3-down – Observable : OVERT
5-down – African country, independent since 1990 : NAMIBIA
6-down – Tilts over to one side : HEELS
7-down – Sausage — we’re in : WIENER
9-down – Janitor : CARETAKER
13-down – School bag : SATCHEL
14-down – Language spoken in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Russia by the world’s largest ethnic group without its own country : KURDISH
15-down – Hidden 10 : SNIPER
16-down – Lightweight single-breasted jacket : BLAZER
18-down – Elaborate or unusual dress : GETUP
20-down – Marten’s dark brown fur : SABLE
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.