This crossword No. 16834 clues and answers were published on Fri 19 Apr 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16834 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Lace bed : DEBACLE
8-across – Nose or chin, say : FEATURE
9-across – Scribble – flee : DASHOFF
10-across – Hamper : INHIBIT
11-across – Squares : EVENS
13-across – Account of a word’s development : ETYMOLOGY
15-across – Glasnost leader : GORBACHEV
18-across – Push forward : IMPEL
21-across – Aficionado : FANCIER
22-across – Old : ANTIQUE
23-across – Melissa : AIMLESS
24-across – Aestival : SUMMERY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Evade : DODGE
2-down – Batter : BASTE
3-down – Grilled : CROSSEXAMINED
4-down – Dummy : EFFIGY
5-down – One at the mercy of the latest trends? : FASHIONVICTIM
6-down – Town : PUEBLO
7-down – Sacristy : VESTRY
12-down – Act of forbidding : VETO
14-down – Observe steadily and with intent : GAZE
15-down – Coarse laugh : GUFFAW
16-down – Give a different label to : RENAME
17-down – Pester : HARASS
19-down – Hurt pride : PIQUE
20-down – Sly : LEERY
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.