This crossword No. 16526 clues and answers were published on Tue 25 Apr 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16526 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Heights above sea level : ALTITUDES
8-across – Essence : CORE
9-across – Person from whom one is descended — no traces : ANCESTOR
10-across – Jagged : CRAGGY
11-across – Sheen : POLISH
13-across – Teeth straighteners : BRACES
15-across – Binding agent : CEMENT
16-across – Ambiguity providing a way of avoiding a legal obligation : LOOPHOLE
18-across – Bird of peace : DOVE
19-across – Place to live : RESIDENCE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Likely to react badly? : ALLERGIC
2-down – Numbering system using only 1 and 0 : BINARY
3-down – Part of a car wheel : HUBCAP
4-down – FBI agents : FEDS
6-down – Where company directors get round the table : BOARDROOM
7-down – The Girl from Ipanema’s dance? : BOSSANOVA
12-down – Weak and ineffectual person : LAMEDUCK
14-down – Unemotional : STOLID
15-down – Ingenious : CLEVER
17-down – That was a narrow thing! : PHEW
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.