This crossword No. 16929 clues and answers were published on Thu 08 Aug 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16929 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Novel featuring Becky Sharp : VANITYFAIR
7-across – Slanting type : ITALICS
8-across – List of contents : INDEX
10-across – Gracious! : GOSH
11-across – Four-line stanza : QUATRAIN
13-across – Comparatively dubious : IFFIER
15-across – Chew the fat : GOSSIP
17-across – Bypass : RINGROAD
18-across – Pen : BIRO
21-across – Period before an event : RUNUP
22-across – Italian dough balls : GNOCCHI
23-across – Days of yore : YESTERYEAR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Medicine bottles : VIALS
2-down – Like Voltaire’s Candide : NAIF
3-down – Event with different but equally likely outcomes : TOSSUP
4-down – Conflict or animosity : FRICTION
5-down – E.g. Tendulkar and Tagore : INDIANS
6-down – Protuberant vehicle part : WINGMIRROR
9-down – Intolerance to foreigners : XENOPHOBIA
12-down – Ruined because of age : DECREPIT
14-down – Fund : FINANCE
16-down – Pester – Wind in the Willows character : BADGER
19-down – Bring upon oneself : INCUR
20-down – Fizzy drink – drug – fuel : COKE
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.