This crossword No. 14165 clues and answers were published on Fri 02 Oct 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14165 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Free from pomp or affectation : MODEST
4-across – Reflected sounds : ECHOES
8-across – Defeated contestant : LOSER
9-across – Keep under surveillance : MONITOR
10-across – Satchel : CHALETS
11-across – Fault : ERROR
12-across – Borne : TOLERATED
17-across – Large crow : RAVEN
19-across – Made to order : BESPOKE
21-across – Relevant : GERMANE
22-across – Vigilant : ALERT
23-across – Followed : TAILED
24-across – Thin covering : VENEER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Spite : MALICE
2-down – Remote : DISTANT
3-down – Be of use : SERVE
5-down – Proselyte : CONVERT
6-down – Fish-eating mammal : OTTER
7-down – Jean-Paul ___, French existentialist, d. 1980 : SARTRE
9-down – Doleful : MISERABLE
13-down – Ancestry : LINEAGE
14-down – I see cod : DIOCESE
15-down – Shining : BRIGHT
16-down – Parish clergyman : RECTOR
18-down – Italian composer, d. 1901 : VERDI
20-down – No longer fresh : STALE
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.