This crossword No. 16686 clues and answers were published on Sat 28 Oct 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16686 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – A children’s entertainer might have a hand in this : GLOVEPUPPET
9-across – Redolent of 1984, say : ORWELLIAN
10-across – Lyric poem : ODE
11-across – Member of a Jamaican movement : RASTA
13-across – Nose : SCHNOZZ
14-across – Arab from southwest Asia : YEMENI
15-across – Get by on very little : SCRIMP
18-across – Hearing range : EARSHOT
20-across – Levy for the church : TITHE
21-across – Traitor : RAT
22-across – Photographers : PAPARAZZI
24-across – Physically fit : INGOODSHAPE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Rule : LAW
3-down – Malefactor : VILLAIN
4-down – Cleric : PRIEST
5-down – Blow : PUNCH
6-down – Adam Smith or Karl Marx, e.g. : ECONOMIST
7-down – Hearty, posh fellow : HOORAYHENRY
8-down – English rock band : LEDZEPPELIN
12-down – Biblical Israelite : SAMARITAN
16-down – Fluid from inflammation of the nose and throat : CATARRH
17-down – Dim : STUPID
19-down – Large African mammal : HIPPO
23-down – Move quickly : ZIP
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.