This crossword No. 16990 clues and answers were published on Fri 18 Oct 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 16990 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Someone to bounce ideas off : SOUNDINGBOARD
8-across – So-called : TITULAR
9-across – : AEGIS
10-across – Puff – a bit of tobacco : PLUG
11-across – Move like Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson : TAPDANCE
13-across – Act : BEHAVE
14-across – Go for it : LETRIP
17-across – Lacking confidence : INSECURE
19-across – Industrial region in western Germany : RUHR
21-across – A lot of fuss : HOOHA
22-across – Alive : ANIMATE
24-across – Deserving censure : REPREHENSIBLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Drunk : SOT
2-down – Falsehood : UNTRUTH
3-down – In the proper fashion : DULY
4-down – Ordinary : NORMAL
5-down – Box-fresh : BRANDNEW
6-down – Noble gas, used in Geiger counters : ARGON
7-down – Viral disease affecting dogs and other animals : DISTEMPER
10-down – William Randolph Hearst, for instance : PUBLISHER
12-down – Clear out : EVACUATE
15-down – Actors say it when pretending to chat : RHUBARB
16-down – Source of lubrication : GREASE
18-down – Pry : SNOOP
20-down – One’s not a hit : MISS
23-down – Open it and see : EYE
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.