This crossword No. 16522 clues and answers were published on Thu 20 Apr 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16522 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – True concept : FACT
3-across – Without a hitch : SMOOTHLY
9-across – Send up : LAMPOON
10-across – Vertical pipe inside a building : RISER
11-across – Work by Bridget Riley, for instance : OPART
12-across – Joining into a single entity : FUSING
14-across – Sell short? : UNDERESTIMATE
17-across – Blend of Indian spices : MASALA
19-across – Heraldic black : SABLE
22-across – Impromptu : ADHOC
23-across – Enjoy excessively : INDULGE
24-across – Core principle — to Keynes : KEYSTONE
25-across – Bank : RELY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sequel : FOLLOWUP
2-down – It breaks up a sentence : COMMA
4-down – Expression : MANIFESTATION
5-down – Cruel and wicked persons : OGRES
6-down – Cry of devotion : HOSANNA
7-down – Long ago : YORE
8-down – Straw hat with a flat crown : BOATER
13-down – Necropolis : CEMETERY
15-down – Cadaverous : DEATHLY
16-down – Job, story or track? : INSIDE
18-down – Where The Gold Cup is run annually in June : ASCOT
20-down – Swell outwards : BULGE
21-down – Barrel for holding liquid : CASK
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.