This crossword No. 16857 clues and answers were published on Thu 16 May 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16857 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Potential source of a slip-up : BANANASKIN
7-across – Thug : HOODLUM
8-across – Rotted organic component of soil : HUMUS
10-across – Hay, haste or shift? : MAKE
11-across – Nudge CIA : GUIDANCE
13-across – Solution : ANSWER
15-across – Customer : CLIENT
17-across – Camera equipment used for close-ups and long shots : ZOOMLENS
18-across – Hammer-wielding Norse god : THOR
21-across – Precise – demand : EXACT
22-across – Carnivorous South American fish : PIRANHA
23-across – Likely to pick fault – or UNESCO is : CENSORIOUS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Tolerate : BROOK
2-down – Without legal force : NULL
3-down – Rain cloud : NIMBUS
4-down – Plan detailing what will happen and when : SCHEDULE
5-down – Massive : IMMENSE
6-down – Tool-using great ape of central and west Africa : CHIMPANZEE
9-down – Loud – not nastier : STENTORIAN
12-down – Uses up : DEPLETES
14-down – Function of a warehouse or attic : STORAGE
16-down – One shoots from a concealed spot : SNIPER
19-down – Clappers? : HANDS
20-down – Therefore : ERGO
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.