This crossword No. 16469 clues and answers were published on Fri 17 Feb 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16469 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Spontaneous — unrehearsed : IMPROMPTU
8-across – Consume : USEUP
9-across – Replace what you’ve got with something better : TRADEUP
10-across – Gets less : DWINDLES
11-across – Detached, skimmed or final? : SEMI
13-across – Ancient quarter of many north African cities : MEDINA
14-across – Unmoving : STATIC
16-across – Roman emperor after Claudius : NERO
17-across – One lends a hand around the house : HOMEHELP
19-across – 1968 Simon & Garfunkel song : AMERICA
20-across – Happen as a result : ENSUE
21-across – Mocking : SATIRICAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Saucy : IMPUDENT
2-down – Comic spiel : PATTER
3-down – Rounded and slightly elongated shape : OVAL
4-down – Form that a verb may take — steepen rents : PRESENTTENSE
5-down – Without scruples : UNPRINCIPLED
6-down – The basics : FUNDAMENTALS
7-down – Confusion : BEWILDERMENT
12-down – Unearthly : ETHEREAL
15-down – Flooring found in ancient Roman villas : MOSAIC
18-down – Dishonest individual : LIAR
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.