This crossword No. 14255 clues and answers were published on Sat 16 Jan 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14255 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Down tools : STRIKE
4-across – Show a film : SCREEN
8-across – Carry out : ACTON
9-across – Designer of fashionable clothing : STYLIST
10-across – Gulf sheikhdom : BAHRAIN
11-across – Throe : OTHER
12-across – Insect that spreads sleeping sickness : TZETZEFLY
17-across – Strong rope made of twisted strands of hemp, nylon or steel wire : CABLE
19-across – Vivid : INTENSE
21-across – Lingerie worn in bed by women : NIGHTIE
22-across – Dried leaf of a plant chewed in Asia as a mild stimulant : BETEL
23-across – Ice cream served with fruit and syrup : SUNDAE
24-across – Not wholesome : CREEPY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Showing wear and tear : SHABBY
2-down – Mechanical device preventing a wheel slipping backwards : RATCHET
3-down – East African country : KENYA
5-down – Cause a false alarm : CRYWOLF
6-down – Cavell, Piaf or Wharton : EDITH
7-down – World of plants, animals, landscapes etc : NATURE
9-down – Port near the mouth of the Loire : STNAZAIRE
13-down – Mourning Becomes ____ : ELECTRA
14-down – Longest river in China : YANGTZE
15-down – Small cakes made with flour, fat and milk : SCONES
16-down – Founder of Methodism, d. 1891 : WESLEY
18-down – Israeli prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner, d. 1992 : BEGIN
20-down – Italian river with Ostia at its mouth : TIBER
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.