This crossword No. 16715 clues and answers were published on Fri 01 Dec 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16715 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Speaker’s standpoint : ROSTRUM
8-across – Flower of the buttercup family : ANEMONE
9-across – Vocabulary : LEXICON
10-across – Stiff and shiny fabric : TAFFETA
11-across – Belly or ballet? : DANCE
13-across – One’s known for it : TRADEMARK
15-across – Framework : STRUCTURE
18-across – High anxiety : ANGST
21-across – Bigoted sort : REDNECK
22-across – Perfect example : EPITOME
23-across – Two-wheeler : BICYCLE
24-across – Source of colour : PIGMENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Laid down the law : RULED
2-down – Conqueror in the fifth and sixth centuries : SAXON
3-down – Aerospace engineering – it’s complicated : ROCKETSCIENCE
4-down – Something often said? : MANTRA
5-down – Deflating fees : SELFDEFEATING
6-down – Spanish grocer : BODEGA
7-down – Nottinghamshire market town : NEWARK
12-down – Slightly : ABIT
14-down – How annoying! : RATS
15-down – Old writer : SCRIBE
16-down – Lessen : REDUCE
17-down – Maintenance : UPKEEP
19-down – The Laughing ____, 1967 David Bowie song : GNOME
20-down – Shoplifting, say : THEFT
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.