This crossword No. 16673 clues and answers were published on Fri 13 Oct 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16673 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – On tenterhooks : KEYEDUP
8-across – Someone else : ANOTHER
9-across – Dilettante : AMATEUR
10-across – Cut off : SEVERED
11-across – Vocal compositions : SONGS
13-across – King Arthur’s sword : EXCALIBUR
15-across – Diligent : ASSIDUOUS
18-across – Ten a penny? : CHEAP
21-across – Sweetheart : BELOVED
22-across – Base : IGNOBLE
23-across – No longer extant : EXTINCT
24-across – Surrendered : YIELDED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Poet who wrote Ode to Autumn : KEATS
2-down – Long : YEARN
3-down – Underwater activity : DEEPSEADIVING
4-down – Astronomical distance : PARSEC
5-down – Period of recovery after illness : CONVALESCENCE
6-down – Little angel : CHERUB
7-down – Dealer : TRADER
12-down – "Oh dear, that was careless!" : OOPS
14-down – Bone in the forearm : ULNA
15-down – Saunters : AMBLES
16-down – Ceremonial firing of guns : SALUTE
17-down – Curious thing : ODDITY
19-down – Enclose snugly : EMBED
20-down – Implore : PLEAD
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.