This crossword No. 16509 clues and answers were published on Wed 05 Apr 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16509 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Very disappointed : SICKASAPARROT
8-across – Wide open : YAWNING
9-across – Argue : AUGER
10-across – Dirty : SOIL
11-across – Totally inept : CLUELESS
13-across – Long cream puff : ECLAIR
14-across – Oldest French national newspaper : FIGARO
17-across – Heavy twilled cotton : MOLESKIN
19-across – Male horse kept for breeding : STUD
21-across – Trump : OUTDO
22-across – Holy smoke! : INCENSE
24-across – Game for putters but not drivers : MINIATUREGOLF
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – For example : SAY
2-down – American who herds cattle : COWGIRL
3-down – Central line : AXIS
4-down – South-west African country, an ex-Portuguese colony : ANGOLA
5-down – University faculty member : ACADEMIC
6-down – Reprobate : ROGUE
7-down – Doorway : THRESHOLD
10-down – Turkish bath chamber : STEAMROOM
12-down – Body of Jews outside modern Israel : DIASPORA
15-down – Shakespeare’s merchant of Venice : ANTONIO
16-down – Social surroundings : MILIEU
18-down – Old Italian? : LATIN
20-down – Hurt feeling? : ACHE
23-down – Pixie : ELF
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.