This crossword No. 16616 clues and answers were published on Tue 08 Aug 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16616 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Ruthlessly competitive : DOGEATDOG
8-across – Vitality : ZING
9-across – Small low house : BUNGALOW
10-across – Ta-ra! : SOLONG
11-across – Like egg yolk : YELLOW
13-across – Bagged : BADEGG
15-across – Hard to bear : TRYING
16-across – Nutty : CRACKPOT
18-across – Mislay : LOSE
19-across – With the order reversed : VICEVERSA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Small tropical animal that eats snakes, rats and birds’ eggs : MONGOOSE
2-down – Leaves holder : TEABAG
3-down – Sharply painful : STINGY
4-down – Goya : YOGA
6-down – Extinct terrestrial reptiles : DINOSAURS
7-down – Spaghetti dish : BOLOGNESE
12-down – Protestant opposed to Northern Ireland ever joining a united Ireland : LOYALIST
14-down – North American name for a ground squirrel — a resident of Minnesota : GOPHER
15-down – Giggle : TITTER
17-down – Elegance : CHIC
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.