This crossword No. 16689 clues and answers were published on Wed 01 Nov 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16689 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Naval base in Hawaii : PEARLHARBOR
7-across – Semi-precious variety of agate : ONYX
8-across – Simple percussion instrument : TRIANGLE
9-across – Dante’s tongue : ITALIAN
11-across – European capital – Trojan prince : PARIS
13-across – Embarrassing blunder : GAFFE
14-across – Savings : NESTEGG
16-across – Land visited by Gulliver : LILLIPUT
17-across – Small monetary unit : CENT
18-across – Lacking distinctive features : NONDESCRIPT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Author of Das Kapital : MARX
2-down – Area of high level ground : PLATEAU
3-down – Herb used in pesto : BASIL
4-down – Plentiful : ABUNDANT
5-down – Use of commas, colons, etc : PUNCTUATION
6-down – Wealthy : ROLLINGINIT
10-down – Means of rescue – crease on the palm : LIFELINE
12-down – Cos, e.g. : LETTUCE
15-down – Secret agents : SPIES
17-down – Goatee location : CHIN
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.