This crossword No. 16706 clues and answers were published on Tue 21 Nov 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16706 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Witticism : QUIP
3-across – Marshy area – predicament : QUAGMIRE
8-across – In the same place : IBID
9-across – Preserved like a mummy : EMBALMED
11-across – Being in charge – he lip-reads : LEADERSHIP
14-across – Pasta strip – improvise music : NOODLE
15-across – Puppet exploited by someone else : STOOGE
17-across – Indecent : UNBECOMING
20-across – Strutting dance – picnic : CAKEWALK
21-across – Hawaiian dance : HULA
22-across – Carbon ____ : MONOXIDE
23-across – Amend : EDIT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Collaborator with an occupying enemy : QUISLING
2-down – Emulator : IMITATOR
4-down – Maximum : UTMOST
5-down – Formation of ice masses : GLACIATION
6-down – Poet’s foot : IAMB
7-down – Stops : ENDS
10-down – Substance melted and stamped on official documents : SEALINGWAX
12-down – Stagnant : MORIBUND
13-down – Police or army rank : SERGEANT
16-down – Concealed, as a bride may be : VEILED
18-down – Con : SCAM
19-down – Flay – fruit peel : SKIN
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.