This crossword No. 16869 clues and answers were published on Thu 30 May 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16869 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – WWI shell – firework : WHIZZBANG
8-across – Writer’s oversight : TYPO
9-across – Brazilian dance : BOSSANOVA
10-across – Creamy cheese : BRIE
13-across – Japanese writing system based on Chinese : KANJI
15-across – Loafing : IDLING
16-across – Forward surge : ONRUSH
17-across – Furrow : GROOVE
19-across – More unsettling : EERIER
20-across – Survive : EXIST
21-across – Similar : AKIN
24-across – Sluggish : LETHARGIC
25-across – 06/06/1944 : DDAY
26-across – People hidden aboard vehicles : STOWAWAYS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Kind of earring : HOOP
3-down – Enthusiasm : ZEST
4-down – Rubbish container : BINBAG
5-down – Native American : NAVAJO
6-down – Using e.g. water pressure : HYDRAULIC
7-down – Unspecified location : SOMEWHERE
11-down – River border between the US and Mexico : RIOGRANDE
12-down – Devoid of coherence : ILLOGICAL
13-down – Scoundrel : KNAVE
14-down – Creek or fjord : INLET
18-down – A dab hand : EXPERT
19-down – Steer clear of : ESCHEW
22-down – Boast – black bird : CROW
23-down – Crafty : WILY
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.