This crossword No. 16971 clues and answers were published on Thu 26 Sep 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16971 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Person who creates or improves e.g. software : DEVELOPER
8-across – Stage : STEP
9-across – Bald : HAIRLESS
10-across – One using a rod and a line : ANGLER
11-across – Neckwear : CRAVAT
13-across – Edinburgh performance-arts festival : FRINGE
15-across – Mollusc with a ribbed shell : COCKLE
16-across – Arm of the North Atlantic Ocean : IRISHSEA
18-across – Protruding tooth : TUSK
19-across – Well-bred fellow : GENTLEMAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Airship : ZEPPELIN
2-down – Breeze : ZEPHYR
3-down – Astrological system : ZODIAC
4-down – Eagerness : ZEAL
6-down – Plan for a journey : ITINERARY
7-down – Set up : ESTABLISH
12-down – Former maximum-security federal prison : ALCATRAZ
14-down – Artificial : ERSATZ
15-down – President of Venezuela 1999-2013 : CHAVEZ
17-down – Egyptian port : SUEZ
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.