This crossword No. 16531 clues and answers were published on Mon 01 May 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16531 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – 1971 Visconti film based on a Thomas Mann novella : DEATHINVENICE
8-across – Public transport : BUS
9-across – Reason to see a dentist : TOOTHACHE
10-across – See you! : TOODLEOO
11-across – Projectiles for weapons : AMMO
13-across – Mixture of flour, eggs and milk, used in cooking : BATTER
14-across – Employ wrongly : MISUSE
16-across – Small furry creature, star of Return of the Jedi : EWOK
17-across – Test for a performer : AUDITION
20-across – Rapid series of ascending and descending notes : GLISSANDO
21-across – Plus : AND
22-across – Second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes : THESIGNOFFOUR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – First appearance : DEBUT
2-down – Without much warning : ATSHORTNOTICE
3-down – Basil Fawlty is one : HOTELIER
4-down – Traditional right-winger who rejects more recent liberal schools of thought : NEOCON
5-down – Bona fide : ECHT
6-down – Uncontactable : INCOMMUNICADO
7-down – Blot on the landscape : EYESORE
12-down – Get on well : HITITOFF
13-down – Drinker’s problem : BEERGUT
15-down – Retire : TURNIN
18-down – All-time low : NADIR
19-down – Italian sparkling wine : ASTI
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.