This crossword No. 14292 clues and answers were published on Mon 29 Feb 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14292 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Layabout : COUCHPOTATO
7-across – Like a pancake? : FLAT
8-across – Scientific investigation : RESEARCH
9-across – Balm — oily charm : UNCTION
11-across – Rubber boot : WELLY
13-across – Wed : MARRY
14-across – Unscrupulous : IMMORAL
16-across – Area : DISTRICT
17-across – Most important : MAIN
18-across – ‘He’, ‘she’, ‘it’, or ‘they’ : THIRDPERSON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Head-and-shoulders sculpture : BUST
2-down – Vacuum flask : THERMOS
3-down – Timid type : MOUSE
4-down – City where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in June 1914 : SARAJEVO
5-down – Person occupying and exploiting another country : COLONIALIST
6-down – Cycle — 5 down : OSCILLATION
10-down – Cut and run : TURNTAIL
12-down – 2 : SMOTHER
15-down – Light-headed : GIDDY
17-down – Scent : MUSK
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.