This crossword No. 16471 clues and answers were published on Mon 20 Feb 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16471 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Peripatetic : PRECIPITATE
7-across – Lump — oaf : CLOD
8-across – Impressive performer : CLASSACT
9-across – Very keen to do something : ITCHING
11-across – Lacking originality : BANAL
13-across – Disdain : SCORN
14-across – Small scented bouquet — eg say no : NOSEGAY
16-across – Succinct joke : ONELINER
17-across – Invent : COIN
18-across – Use : CONSUMPTION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Give, but want back in due course : LEND
2-down – Gene ___ , US rockabilly pioneer, d. 1971. : VINCENT
3-down – Urgently needed : VITAL
4-down – Sicken : NAUSEATE
5-down – Educational institution in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, allowed new university status after 1992 : POLYTECHNIC
6-down – Shocked expression? : EXCLAMATION
10-down – Extremely strict : HARDLINE
12-down – Crooked : CORRUPT
15-down – Stool pigeon — not us! : SNOUT
17-down – Child’s bed with wooden slatted sides : CRIB
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.