This crossword No. 16561 clues and answers were published on Mon 05 Jun 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16561 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Disorderly spirit? : POLTERGEIST
7-across – Cunning : WILY
8-across – Roman Catholic prayer : AVEMARIA
9-across – Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas : ISTHMUS
11-across – Warped — frizzy : KINKY
13-across – Price — prize : VALUE
14-across – Strips of South African salted, sun-dried meat : BILTONG
16-across – Where grapes are grown : VINEYARD
17-across – Piece of true information : FACT
18-across – Sticky yellow food : GOLDENSYRUP
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – French Open tennis championship’s playing surface : CLAY
2-down – Landlocked European country, once known as White Russia : BELARUS
3-down – Go well together : AGREE
4-down – One of the last two in a knockout competition : FINALIST
5-down – Using great care and thoroughness : PAINSTAKING
6-down – Problem-solver’s headgear? : THINKINGCAP
10-down – Domestic insect? : HOUSEFLY
12-down – High German dialect once spoken by many European Jews : YIDDISH
15-down – Device producing a narrow beam of light used in many technologies : LASER
17-down – Pronged tool : FORK
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.