This crossword No. 16854 clues and answers were published on Mon 13 May 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16854 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Fumbling individual : BUTTERFINGERS
8-across – Youngster’s vehicle : PRAM
9-across – Endeavour and Frasier, for instance : SPINOFFS
10-across – Pathologist’s work : POSTMORTEM
12-across – Offer the meaning of : DEFINE
14-across – Senior nurse : MATRON
15-across – Advocacy for a cause : EVANGELISM
19-across – Leading to disagreements : DIVISIVE
20-across – Went by horse or bicycle : RODE
21-across – Dressmaking scissors – snip shrinkage : PINKINGSHEARS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Displaced – our depot : UPROOTED
3-down – Be persuasive : TEMPT
4-down – Fried meat patty : RISSOLE
5-down – The ____, Iggy Pop album and Fyodor Dostoevsky novel : IDIOT
6-down – Eyelet : GROMMET
7-down – Talk entertainingly on a particular theme : RIFF
11-down – Think carefully : CONSIDER
13-down – Winter sports venue : ICERINK
14-down – Objects with pulling power? : MAGNETS
16-down – Bird-like : AVIAN
17-down – Opposite of 18 : LARGE
18-down – Smaller : MINI
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.