This crossword No. 16983 clues and answers were published on Thu 10 Oct 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16983 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – One in two : FIFTYFIFTY
7-across – Absorbing process : OSMOSIS
8-across – Light refractor : PRISM
10-across – Average : NORM
11-across – Plain to see : MANIFEST
13-across – Degree : EXTENT
15-across – Licence or justice? : POETIC
17-across – Something tagged on : ADDENDUM
18-across – Insolence : GALL
21-across – Former Japanese imperial capital : KYOTO
22-across – Newly-minted individual? : PARVENU
23-across – Having one or more punctures : PERFORATED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Thigh bone : FEMUR
2-down – Shake one : FIST
3-down – He sucks up to the boss : YESMAN
4-down – Lock up : IMPRISON
5-down – Split into three : TRISECT
6-down – Fraudster : MOUNTEBANK
9-down – Precise : METICULOUS
12-down – Now and again : ONANDOFF
14-down – Frog in the making : TADPOLE
16-down – Car or crop? : BUMPER
19-down – Improve : AMEND
20-down – Worry : FRET
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.