This crossword No. 16521 clues and answers were published on Wed 19 Apr 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16521 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Ship’s crew member : DECKHAND
5-across – Domestic water sources : TAPS
9-across – Sound the strings? : STRUM
10-across – Very disorderly : TOUSLED
11-across – Fab funeral do : UNAFFORDABLE
13-across – Last runner in a relay race : ANCHOR
14-across – A kind of design : FLORAL
17-across – Script reader? : GRAPHOLOGIST
20-across – Afraid : ALARMED
21-across – Guileless : NAIVE
22-across – Twosome : DUET
23-across – Well disposed : FRIENDLY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Last of the evening? : DUSK
2-down – Very serious : CHRONIC
3-down – Cosy and relaxing place to stay : HOMEFROMHOME
4-down – Vague impression : NOTION
6-down – Unrehearsed remark : ADLIB
7-down – Out of the blue : SUDDENLY
8-down – Dec guideline : DUEDILIGENCE
12-down – Forefront : VANGUARD
15-down – Annul : RESCIND
16-down – Aircraft lacking power : GLIDER
18-down – Not dormant? : AWAKE
19-down – Tax : LEVY
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.