This crossword No. 16460 clues and answers were published on Tue 07 Feb 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16460 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Expectation of failure : DEFEATISM
8-across – Food intake : DIET
9-across – Internecine conflicts : CIVILWARS
10-across – Sound of something small falling into water : PLOP
13-across – Dress up : PRIMP
15-across – Optimistic : UPBEAT
16-across – Fertiliser deriving from potassium : POTASH
17-across – Quite : RATHER
19-across – Wilful damager of another’s property : VANDAL
20-across – Interior design scheme : DECOR
21-across – It’s made of horsehair : MANE
24-across – Newspaper’s leader? : EDITORIAL
25-across – Metropolis : CITY
26-across – Closeness : PROXIMITY
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – The Odyssey, for instance : EPIC
3-down – Iniquity : EVIL
4-down – Stymie : THWART
5-down – Steal apples from a tree on private land : SCRUMP
6-down – Indoor ball game : BILLIARDS
7-down – Partner’s offspring : STEPCHILD
11-down – Dominant position : SUPREMACY
12-down – Intransigent — beat it, son : OBSTINATE
13-down – Walked up and down : PACED
14-down – Opposite, bear or expedition? : POLAR
18-down – Apply cement or plaster to a wall : RENDER
19-down – Maelstrom : VORTEX
22-down – Forbidding : GRIM
23-down – Forest tree nuts used as feed for swine : MAST
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.