This crossword No. 16554 clues and answers were published on Sat 27 May 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16554 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Behaving very amorously : LOVEDUP
8-across – City on the Rhine, home to the largest university in the Netherlands : UTRECHT
9-across – ___ Mustard, army officer in Cluedo : COLONEL
10-across – Perforated : PIERCED
11-across – Bossy or impertinent little girl : MADAM
13-across – Group around a person of importance : ENTOURAGE
15-across – Self-service eatery : CAFETERIA
18-across – Go over again : RECAP
21-across – With everything in : ALLTOLD
22-across – Quiver : TREMBLE
23-across – Stipulation : PROVISO
24-across – When sex starts to kick in? : PUBERTY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Temporary substitute in 4 : LOCUM
2-down – Well-founded : VALID
3-down – My pleasure! : DONTMENTIONIT
4-down – Guard rail round the bow of a yacht : PULPIT
5-down – Drink, hit and sing, for example — rarer liver bug : IRREGULARVERB
6-down – Shrub or tree with clusters of white or yellow flowers : ACACIA
7-down – Heavy filling food : STODGE
12-down – Distinctive atmosphere : AURA
14-down – Carnival : GALA
15-down – They hold things together : CLAMPS
16-down – Bird of prey : FALCON
17-down – British tabloid : REDTOP
19-down – Scottish pole : CABER
20-down – Unthinking belief : PIETY
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.