This crossword No. 16631 clues and answers were published on Fri 25 Aug 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16631 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Pitfall : BOOBYTRAP
8-across – Match : EQUAL
9-across – Spot — coupons : SOUPCON
10-across – Clutching part of a sea creature? : TENTACLE
11-across – Potter’s medium : CLAY
13-across – Not quite : NEARLY
14-across – Hip : MODISH
16-across – Handled container : PAIL
17-across – Traffic stoppers : BOLLARDS
19-across – Coming out : ISSUING
20-across – Inland waterway : CANAL
21-across – Fabricated — false — fraudulent : TRUMPEDUP
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – As time is for most professionals — all Bible : BILLABLE
2-down – In the shops : ONSALE
3-down – Before Majesty, Grace or Honour? : YOUR
4-down – Stubbornly resistant to control : RECALCITRANT
5-down – Cheap fipple flute blown by many a traditional Irish musician : PENNYWHISTLE
6-down – State-changing temperature : MELTINGPOINT
7-down – West African country that declared its independence from Portugal in 1973 : GUINEABISSAU
12-down – Paper size : FOOLSCAP
15-down – Persistent : DOGGED
18-down – Flaccid : LIMP
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.