This crossword No. 16634 clues and answers were published on Tue 29 Aug 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16634 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Uncommunicativeness : RETICENCE
8-across – Academic qualification in England, Wales and Northern Ireland : GCSE
9-across – Blessed using oil : ANOINTED
10-across – Church changing room : VESTRY
11-across – : CALMLY
13-across – William ___ , English motor manufacturer, later Lord Nuffield, d. 1963 : MORRIS
15-across – Leave : VACATE
16-across – Rabid owl : WILDBOAR
18-across – A horse’s gait : TROT
19-across – One looks on : SPECTATOR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Mine, metal or smoke? : DETECTOR
2-down – Long catalogue : LITANY
3-down – Courageous : HEROIC
4-down – Once-over : SCAN
6-down – Hardening of tissue or a body part : SCLEROSIS
7-down – Noted pile : DEPLETION
12-down – Placement : LOCATION
14-down – Walk in a slovenly way : SLOUCH
15-down – Using the spoken word : VERBAL
17-down – Trick : DUPE
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.