This crossword No. 16465 clues and answers were published on Mon 13 Feb 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16465 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – A and O, for instance : BLOODGROUP
7-across – Convoluted : TORTUOUS
8-across – Next in line? : HEIR
9-across – Gangster’s girlfriend : MOLL
10-across – Largest living bird : OSTRICH
12-across – Oppressed : DOWNTRODDEN
14-across – Handcuff : MANACLE
16-across – Hairdo — skullcap : COIF
19-across – Supermarket chain : ALDI
20-across – Dramatic performer? : THESPIAN
21-across – Self-absorbed : EGOCENTRIC
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Besom : BROOM
2-down – Discharge of water : OUTFLOW
3-down – Double acts : DUOS
4-down – It controls electricity flow in a circuit : RESISTOR
5-down – ___ Pendragon, King Arthur’s father : UTHER
6-down – Common mineral, sometimes translucent and of gem quality : ZIRCON
11-down – Sporty : ATHLETIC
12-down – Very much : DEARLY
13-down – Tube for dispensing small amounts of liquid : DROPPER
15-down – Reducing drastically : AXING
17-down – Former Belgian currency : FRANC
18-down – Coffee-maker? : BEAN
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.