This crossword No. 16724 clues and answers were published on Tue 12 Dec 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16724 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Hunt for food : FORAGE
4-across – Wolfs down : SCOFFS
8-across – Noble gas, Rn : RADON
9-across – Waste : FRITTER
10-across – Stare at : EYEBALL
11-across – Indian prime minister, 1947-1964 : NEHRU
12-across – Taking into custody : DETAINING
17-across – Pointy-leaved succulent, such as one used to make tequila : AGAVE
19-across – Inform : APPRISE
21-across – Use it to see who’s calling : SPYHOLE
22-across – Shy and retiring : TIMID
23-across – In conclusion : LASTLY
24-across – Battery power : CHARGE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Split : FORKED
2-down – Jane Asher or Damian Lewis, for instance : REDHEAD
3-down – Strong cannabis : GANJA
5-down – Hilly wine-growing region of central Tuscany : CHIANTI
6-down – Polecat fur : FITCH
7-down – Undertaker’s cover-up? : SHROUD
9-down – Lambast – fault in me : FULMINATE
13-down – Clover : TREFOIL
14-down – Trace : GLIMMER
15-down – Gretel’s brother : HANSEL
16-down – Get involved in another’s affairs : MEDDLE
18-down – Catastrophic situation : ABYSS
20-down – Bald or bad? : PATCH
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.