This crossword No. 16556 clues and answers were published on Tue 30 May 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16556 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Poisonous plant — edible marine snail : PERIWINKLE
7-across – Country completely surrounded by South Africa : LESOTHO
8-across – Goliath : GIANT
10-across – Chinese currency unit : YUAN
11-across – Hand-held firework : SPARKLER
13-across – Revolving : ROTARY
15-across – Framework of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence : WATTLE
17-across – Second largest Channel Island : GUERNSEY
18-across – Obscene stuff : SMUT
21-across – Recurrent theme : TROPE
22-across – Shakespeare’s Moor : OTHELLO
23-across – Trouble spot : FLASHPOINT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Conchiglie, Tagliatelle etc : PASTA
2-down – Swiss creator of a chain of elegant hotels, d. 1918 : RITZ
3-down – Loud hooting cries : WHOOPS
4-down – From Lagos? : NIGERIAN
5-down – Pamphlet : LEAFLET
6-down – Ibsen, Miller or Chekhov? : PLAYWRIGHT
9-down – Early 20th-century American dance to ragtime music — try UK torte : TURKEYTROT
12-down – Royal female : PRINCESS
14-down – Plant of the pea family with clover-like leaves : TREFOIL
16-down – Recover : RECOUP
19-down – Extract money by deceit : MULCT
20-down – From Bangkok? : THAI
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.