This crossword No. 16884 clues and answers were published on Mon 17 Jun 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16884 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Popedom : PAPACY
4-across – Sequence : STRING
9-across – Ruler : EMPEROR
10-across – Nosy? : NASAL
11-across – Pulse : THROB
12-across – Absurd proposition : PARADOX
13-across – Cigar-smoking old wit : GROUCHOMARX
18-across – Dog and Duck meal? : PUBGRUB
20-across – Of a solid with six square faces : CUBIC
22-across – Competitor : RACER
23-across – Hater of new technology : LUDDITE
24-across – Prickle or mild stinging sensation : TINGLE
25-across – E-commerce giant – giant woman : AMAZON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Quite : PRETTY
2-down – Pan, say? : PIPER
3-down – Large deer : CARIBOU
5-down – Bocelli, for example : TENOR
6-down – I rinsed : INSIDER
7-down – Star system : GALAXY
8-down – Blunder : DROPTHEBALL
14-down – Italian river crossed by Caesar in 49 BC : RUBICON
15-down – Tarred road surface : MACADAM
16-down – Air – soul – presence : SPIRIT
17-down – Put on : SCREEN
19-down – Pastoral : RURAL
21-down – Air attack : BLITZ
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.