This crossword No. 16474 clues and answers were published on Thu 23 Feb 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16474 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Stop working : PACKUP
4-across – Knobbly bits : LUMPS
7-across – Critical moment? : CRUNCH
8-across – One can be vicious or virtuous : CIRCLE
9-across – Widespread : RIFE
10-across – Turning point : LANDMARK
12-across – Disabled : OUTOFACTION
17-across – Violent attacks : ASSAULTS
19-across – Turned quickly around : SPUN
20-across – Lack of what’s needed : DEARTH
21-across – Lack of emotion : APATHY
22-across – All together : TOTAL
23-across – Stage business : BYPLAY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Undercover way in? : PORTICO
2-down – Background : CONTEXT
3-down – Not co-operative : UNHELPFUL
4-down – Owner of extensive parts of Scotland? : LAIRD
5-down – Model construction set first patented by Frank Hornby from Liverpool in 1901 : MECCANO
6-down – Underhand : SNEAKY
11-down – Essential — as scenery : NECESSARY
13-down – A nobody : UPSTART
14-down – Set up : INSTALL
15-down – Badly behaved : NAUGHTY
16-down – Member of an armed gang : BANDIT
18-down – Up to a given moment : UNTIL
This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.