This crossword No. 16516 clues and answers were published on Thu 13 Apr 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16516 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Agreement : CONCURRENCE
9-across – Traditional : OLDSCHOOL
10-across – A hooter : OWL
11-across – Speak slowly with elongated vowel sounds : DRAWL
13-across – Strain : TENSION
14-across – Father — husband : OLDMAN
15-across – Milk and beef producers : CATTLE
18-across – South-east US state : FLORIDA
20-across – Do away with — undergrowth : SCRUB
21-across – Seed used for making whiskey : RYE
22-across – They go up in the rain : UMBRELLAS
24-across – Either one of two brackets : PARENTHESIS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Uneven — rum : ODD
3-down – Spiral tube in the inner ear : COCHLEA
4-down – Where birds and bats come to rest : ROOSTS
5-down – ___ Terry, actress and close friend of George Bernard Shaw, d. 1928 : ELLEN
6-down – Church singer : CHORISTER
7-down – Very little consolation! : COLDCOMFORT
8-down – Old firearm with a wide muzzle : BLUNDERBUSS
12-down – Man adored : ANDROMEDA
16-down – Plain and simple : AUSTERE
17-down – Chess move where a player sacrifices minor pieces in order to get a good position : GAMBIT
19-down – Engaged — working : INUSE
23-down – Hawaiian garland : LEI
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.