This crossword No. 16487 clues and answers were published on Fri 10 Mar 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16487 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – National flag : UNIONJACK
8-across – Submarine : UBOAT
9-across – Hair hanging in concentric circles : RINGLET
10-across – South Asian country with the second largest Muslim population in the world : PAKISTAN
11-across – Butt : STUB
13-across – Visible in the distance : YONDER
14-across – Code word for S : SIERRA
16-across – Encourage : URGE
17-across – Behaving in an artificial way : AFFECTED
19-across – Sweet substance containing nuts : PRALINE
20-across – Familiar : KNOWN
21-across – Melancholy 1965 Beatles song : YESTERDAY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Not yet proven : UNTESTED
2-down – Encroachment — ordain : INROAD
3-down – Something you mustn’t do : NONO
4-down – Repetition of sounds in a sentence : ALLITERATION
5-down – Water sport : KITEBOARDING
6-down – Nursery rhyme character : HUMPTYDUMPTY
7-down – Mirror : LOOKINGGLASS
12-down – 26 times a year : BIWEEKLY
15-down – Commit a crime : OFFEND
18-down – Dossier : FILE
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.