This crossword No. 16692 clues and answers were published on Sat 04 Nov 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16692 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – On the dot : PROMPT
4-across – Room on board : CABIN
7-across – Political region in Switzerland : CANTON
8-across – Explode : BLOWUP
9-across – Active volcano in Sicily : ETNA
10-across – Toll road : TURNPIKE
12-across – Tree on coast : COTONEASTER
17-across – Unflappability : COOLNESS
19-across – Snide remarks : DIGS
20-across – Arboreal lizard : IGUANA
21-across – Brought up : RAISED
22-across – Newspapers, TV, radio, etc. : MEDIA
23-across – Proverbs : ADAGES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Credit and debit cards : PLASTIC
2-down – Pariah : OUTCAST
3-down – Contrition : PENITENCE
4-down – Punctuation mark : COLON
5-down – Type of knot : BOWLINE
6-down – Kid : NIPPER
11-down – Relieved of anxiety : REASSURED
13-down – Grandiloquent : OROTUND
14-down – Dignity : TIDYING
15-down – Return to a less developed state : REGRESS
16-down – Division into opposing factions : SCHISM
18-down – Old Japanese assassin : NINJA
This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.