This crossword No. 16542 clues and answers were published on Sat 13 May 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16542 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Martial art : KUNGFU
4-across – Clear and bright : LIMPID
8-across – Not as many : FEWER
9-across – Small vegetable, pickled whole : GHERKIN
10-across – State of heightened activity : AROUSAL
11-across – Iconic mental representation : IMAGE
12-across – Excessively critical person : NITPICKER
17-across – Manufacturer : MAKER
19-across – To be played quickly and with liveliness : ALLEGRO
21-across – Merciful — net line : LENIENT
22-across – Adjust a little bit : TWEAK
23-across – To tape : TEAPOT
24-across – Elegant and formal : DRESSY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Garment with sleeves reaching down to the ankles, worn by men in the Middle East : KAFTAN
2-down – Stevenage, Crawley or Hatfield, for example : NEWTOWN
3-down – School classes : FORMS
5-down – Pointed tool : ICEPICK
6-down – Indian word for proper or genuine : PUKKA
7-down – US Democrat Party symbol : DONKEY
9-down – Gad about : GALLIVANT
13-down – Underwater weapon : TORPEDO
14-down – Go backwards : REGRESS
15-down – Talisman : AMULET
16-down – Game played with sticks : HOCKEY
18-down – African country, independent since 1963, with Swahili and English as its official languages : KENYA
20-down – Afterwards : LATER
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.