The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16492 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 16492 clues and answers were published on Thu 16 Mar 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16492 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossFactional split : SCHISM
4-acrossPicasso’s first name : PABLO
7-acrossContaining iron : FERRIC
8-acrossReload : ORDEAL
9-acrossFruit made into wine, gin, jam and jelly : SLOE
10-acrossMake more daring : EMBOLDEN
12-acrossTotal disaster : CATASTROPHE
17-acrossAdministrative capital of South Africa : PRETORIA
19-acrossKeyboarding error : TYPO
20-acrossNonsense : DRIVEL
21-acrossTotal body of an author’s work : OEUVRE
22-acrossNo dye : DOYEN
23-acrossCup : BEAKER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Resin used to make varnish : SHELLAC
2-down – Yield from crops : HARVEST
3-down – Heir : SUCCESSOR
4-down – City in north-west Portugal, noted for wine : PORTO
5-down – Scope : BREADTH
6-down – Kind of rectangle : OBLONG
11-down – Gondoliers’ song : BARCAROLE
13-down – Service — convenience : AMENITY
14-down – Allocation by chance : POTLUCK
15-down – Large highly coloured butterfly : EMPEROR
16-down – Dug up with a shovel : SPADED
18-down – Body of water : OCEAN

This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.

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