This crossword No. 16640 clues and answers were published on Tue 05 Sep 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16640 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Grilled ‘sur l’herbe’? : BARBECUED
8-across – 13 down is said to have been the first : POPE
9-across – Nonsense : GIBBERISH
10-across – Advantage : EDGE
13-across – Short laboured intakes of breath : PANTS
15-across – German field marshal, the Desert Fox, killed himself 1944 : ROMMEL
16-across – Fanatic : ZEALOT
17-across – Astute : CLEVER
19-across – Facade : VENEER
20-across – Palindromic system for determining an object’s location : RADAR
21-across – ___ Gwyn, actress and Charles II’s mistress, d. 1687 : NELL
24-across – Lively and energetic : SPRIGHTLY
25-across – Job : TASK
26-across – Army rank above colonel : BRIGADIER
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Desiccated : ARID
3-down – Bits and ___ : BOBS
4-down – Breakfast food : CEREAL
5-down – Artificial : ERSATZ
6-down – Venetian transport operator : GONDOLIER
7-down – Fond of sitting still : SEDENTARY
11-down – Urban areas designated for specific or restricted purposes : PRECINCTS
12-down – Make prettier : EMBELLISH
13-down – One of the Twelve Apostles : PETER
14-down – Seamster : SEWER
18-down – Cardi B or Tupac, for example : RAPPER
19-down – Alternative to smoking : VAPING
22-down – Central African country and lake : CHAD
23-down – This is one! : CLUE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.