This crossword No. 16960 clues and answers were published on Fri 13 Sep 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16960 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Brownish spot : FRECKLE
8-across – Wind from the Sahara : SIROCCO
9-across – Canonical work : CLASSIC
10-across – Jane Eyre, say : HEROINE
11-across – Puccini opera set in Rome : TOSCA
13-across – Source of up-to-date information : NEWSPAPER
15-across – Obsession : MONOMANIA
18-across – One who’s paid their debt to society : EXCON
21-across – Author of Pnin and Pale Fire : NABOKOV
22-across – Hostility : ICINESS
23-across – Oyster, for example : MOLLUSC
24-across – Unending : ETERNAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Aspect : FACET
2-down – Assessments of knowledge : EXAMS
3-down – Reconcile : KISSANDMAKEUP
4-down – Steer clear of : ESCHEW
5-down – Painter such as Rossetti : PRERAPHAELITE
6-down – Be parsimonious : SCRIMP
7-down – Show-off : POSEUR
12-down – Greek alcohol flavoured with aniseed : OUZO
14-down – Nymph who fell foul of Hera : ECHO
15-down – Musical notes worth two crotchets : MINIMS
16-down – Bite delicately : NIBBLE
17-down – Noob : NOVICE
19-down – Off drugs : CLEAN
20-down – Kind of consonant sound such as ‘m’, ‘n’ or ‘ng’ : NASAL
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.