This crossword No. 16771 clues and answers were published on Tue 06 Feb 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16771 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Sell : PUSH
3-across – Cloistered : MONASTIC
8-across – Plant such as the cuckoopint : ARUM
9-across – Self-determination : FREEWILL
11-across – Rub oiliest : BOILERSUIT
14-across – Shrub or tree with shiny green leaves : LAUREL
15-across – Prepare to perform : WARMUP
17-across – Store’s main : STEAMIRONS
20-across – Still sealed : UNOPENED
21-across – Desire to eat things other than food : PICA
22-across – Soundly beaten : THRASHED
23-across – Like wet grass : DEWY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Be cooperative : PLAYBALL
2-down – Swotty : STUDIOUS
4-down – Flood : ONRUSH
5-down – What gives vinegar its smell : ACETICACID
6-down – Grasp the situation : TWIG
7-down – Gather, pick : CULL
10-down – Without mercy : RELENTLESS
12-down – Coil-shaped fossil : AMMONITE
13-down – Rejection of one’s faith : APOSTASY
16-down – Reproductive cell : GAMETE
18-down – Sudden puff of wind : GUST
19-down – Cricket score : FOUR
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.