This crossword No. 16548 clues and answers were published on Sat 20 May 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16548 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Very dirty fighting? : MUDWRESTLING
9-across – Ring thrown in a game to land on or near an upright peg : QUOIT
10-across – Like a Venetian blind? : SLATTED
11-across – Press : IRON
12-across – First thing? : COCKCROW
14-across – Gas, O : OXYGEN
15-across – Struggle : COMBAT
18-across – San Francisco prison, once holding a Birdman? : ALCATRAZ
20-across – Run away as fast as possible : FLEE
22-across – Type that slopes : ITALICS
23-across – Dobson, Ekberg or Roddick : ANITA
24-across – Poem for the young : NURSERYRHYME
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Study of alien aviation? : UFOLOGY
3-down – Electrical power unit : WATT
4-down – London rail terminus : EUSTON
5-down – Cheers! : THANKYOU
6-down – Bury : INTER
7-down – Degenerate rapidly : GODOWNTHEPAN
8-down – Use of intentionally vague language : EQUIVOCATION
13-down – Straddle : BESTRIDE
16-down – Hercule Poirot’s homeland : BELGIUM
17-down – Boggy : MARSHY
19-down – Professorial position? : CHAIR
21-down – – : DASH
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.