This crossword No. 16973 clues and answers were published on Sat 28 Sep 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16973 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Not just : UNFAIR
4-across – Boat for pleasure and/or racing : YACHT
7-across – E.g. a religious ceremony : RITUAL
8-across – How lamentable! : OHDEAR
9-across – Froth : FOAM
10-across – Waterproof footwear : GALOSHES
12-across – Motion of a crowd in a stadium : MEXICANWAVE
17-across – Become incorporated into a liquid : DISSOLVE
19-across – Artistic work : OPUS
20-across – Highly embellished : ORNATE
21-across – Of characters, slanted : ITALIC
22-across – Diaphanous : SHEER
23-across – Neglect : IGNORE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Unvarying : UNIFORM
2-down – Discombobulate : FLUMMOX
3-down – Devoid of coherence : ILLOGICAL
4-down – Ruffian : YAHOO
5-down – Russian writer, d. 1904 : CHEKHOV
6-down – Push forcibly : THRUST
11-down – Hanging around, often undesirably : LINGERING
13-down – Kernel : ESSENCE
14-down – Guacamole ingredient : AVOCADO
15-down – Hard to pin down : ELUSIVE
16-down – Repulsive : ODIOUS
18-down – External : OUTER
This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.