This crossword No. 16458 clues and answers were published on Sat 04 Feb 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16458 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Vegetable baked in its skin : JACKETPOTATO
9-across – Lift : HEAVE
10-across – Piercingly cold : CUTTING
11-across – Water pipe : MAIN
12-across – Scrap : JETTISON
14-across – Free from eg taxes : EXEMPT
15-across – Is numb : NIMBUS
18-across – Roomy : SPACIOUS
20-across – Foul matter : GROT
22-across – Money paid for goods or services : EXPENSE
23-across – Numbers game? : BINGO
24-across – Dryden, Day-Lewis or Duffy, for example : POETLAUREATE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – I crave a : AVARICE
3-down – Bottom main beam of a ship : KEEL
4-down – Australian grub : TUCKER
5-down – Overtake : OUTSTRIP
6-down – Also known as … : ALIAS
7-down – Layout — to a signorina : ORGANISATION
8-down – One of Dick Van Dyke’s jobs as Bert in Mary Poppins : CHIMNEYSWEEP
13-down – Non-mandatory : OPTIONAL
16-down – Lowest British hereditary title, created and sold by James I to raise money : BARONET
17-down – Writing desk : BUREAU
19-down – Plentiful : AMPLE
21-down – Clever : ABLE
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.