This crossword No. 14339 clues and answers were published on Sat 23 Apr 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14339 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Yarn woven across the warp : WEFT
3-across – Expression of ecstatic enthusiasm : RHAPSODY
8-across – Rant : RAVE
9-across – Large boiling pot : CAULDRON
11-across – Piano users : PERSUASION
14-across – Author of Sense and Sensibility : AUSTEN
15-across – Tricky situation — graze : SCRAPE
17-across – System of gambling, especially on horse races : SWEEPSTAKE
20-across – Chinese noodle dish : CHOWMEIN
21-across – With the required capacities : ABLE
22-across – Steep before cooking : MARINATE
23-across – True determination? : GRIT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Punning : WORDPLAY
2-down – Frenzied : FEVERISH
4-down – As if with a sore throat : HOARSE
5-down – Item of bedlinen : PILLOWCASE
6-down – Rowing equipment : OARS
7-down – Pull sharply : YANK
10-down – Female with a full-time job who also runs the home and looks after the children? : SUPERWOMAN
12-down – Selection of cold dishes on a counter : SALADBAR
13-down – Choose not to have a sitting MP as candidate next time : DESELECT
16-down – Withstand : RESIST
18-down – Floating film of filth : SCUM
19-down – Open expanse covered with heather and bracken : MOOR
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.