This crossword No. 16856 clues and answers were published on Wed 15 May 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16856 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Scruffy child : RAGAMUFFIN
7-across – Logical, lucid : RATIONAL
8-across – Sound of a hoofbeat : CLOP
9-across – Animosity : HATE
10-across – Ancient Middle Eastern empire : ASSYRIA
12-across – Study of skin complaints – gloomy trade : DERMATOLOGY
14-across – Go before : PRECEDE
16-across – Cosy – room in a pub : SNUG
19-across – Shout insults : JEER
20-across – Submit : ROLLOVER
21-across – Educational courses : CURRICULUM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Freshwater silvery fish with reddish-brown fins : ROACH
2-down – : GRIFTER
3-down – Money-making operation? : MINT
4-down – It concludes a statement : FULLSTOP
5-down – Irritating : ITCHY
6-down – Physical : BODILY
11-down – Rolling stone : WANDERER
12-down – Stitched up : DARNED
13-down – Individual’s self-defeating action : OWNGOAL
15-down – Greek island setting of Gerald Durrell’s My Family and Other Animals : CORFU
17-down – Shine : GLEAM
18-down – Guinness or Douglas-Home? : ALEC
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.