This crossword No. 16625 clues and answers were published on Fri 18 Aug 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16625 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Attachment between mother and child? : UMBILICALCORD
8-across – Engendered : BRED
9-across – It can dispose of confidential documents : SHREDDER
10-across – Sometimes : NOWANDTHEN
12-across – Viral disease damaging the skin or the nervous system : HERPES
14-across – Writing but not prose : POETRY
15-across – Electric wall socket : POWERPOINT
19-across – Italian cheese made from ewes’ milk — I crop one : PECORINO
20-across – Kublai or Genghis? : KHAN
21-across – Referendum mob : FOUNDERMEMBER
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – And another thing : MOREOVER
3-down – Hindu god of rain and thunder : INDRA
4-down – Guts : INSIDES
5-down – Pained expression! : AARGH
6-down – Intonation : CADENCE
7-down – Felt regret : RUED
11-down – Cut off : TRUNCATE
13-down – Cinema snack : POPCORN
14-down – Appear on stage : PERFORM
16-down – Complain annoyingly : WHINE
17-down – Loose fibre got by unravelling old ropes, once used in caulking wooden ships : OAKUM
18-down – Visual presentation of how something works : DEMO
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.