This crossword No. 16693 clues and answers were published on Mon 06 Nov 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16693 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Piffle : MUMBOJUMBO
7-across – Hawaiian guitar whose name translates as ‘jumping flea’ : UKULELE
8-across – Nutty eye colour? : HAZEL
10-across – Far down : DEEP
11-across – Couch potato : LAYABOUT
13-across – Bookworm? : READER
15-across – Souk : BAZAAR
17-across – Idealistic : QUIXOTIC
18-across – Listen! : PSST
21-across – From a sultanate : OMANI
22-across – Horse man? : CENTAUR
23-across – Nobility : GENTLEFOLK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Lavender : MAUVE
2-down – Self-effacing, submissive : MEEK
3-down – Of a system where there’s no turning back? : ONEWAY
4-down – Radical shake-up : UPHEAVAL
5-down – Antitank weapon : BAZOOKA
6-down – Favourable exchange : QUIDPROQUO
9-down – Love of a 13 across : LITERATURE
12-down – Diet nosh : HEDONIST
14-down – Stir : AGITATE
16-down – Ring : CIRCLE
19-down – Stem : STALK
20-down – Not I : INTO
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.