This crossword No. 16729 clues and answers were published on Mon 18 Dec 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16729 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Gutsy : PLUCKY
4-across – Phoney : BOGUS
7-across – Filming device on computer : WEBCAM
8-across – Betrothed : FIANCE
9-across – Chicken ____ : KIEV
10-across – Writ : SUBPOENA
12-across – Speak with confidence : TALKTHETALK
17-across – Ancestry : HERITAGE
19-across – Dirty lazy type : SLOB
20-across – Setter of riddle : SPHINX
21-across – S American grass : PAMPAS
22-across – Testy – Wind in the Willows character : RATTY
23-across – Ribald : BRIDAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Guess : PREDICT
2-down – Discourteous : UNCIVIL
3-down – The other guide? : KAMASUTRA
4-down – Airship : BLIMP
5-down – Courteous : GENTEEL
6-down – Go up and down : SEESAW
11-down – Insect owner using a smoker : BEEKEEPER
13-down – Swing and miss at a golf ball : AIRSHOT
14-down – Fake : ASSUMED
15-down – Walking encyclopaedia? : KNOWALL
16-down – Search : CHASER
18-down – Spicy : TANGY
This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.