This crossword No. 15214 clues and answers were published on Mon 11 Feb 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15214 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Woman’s shirt : BLOUSE
4-across – Noisy confusion of voices : BABEL
7-across – Line of fibres twisted to form a thread : STRAND
8-across – Rectangular array of mathematical data set out in rows and columns : MATRIX
9-across – Desert of central China : GOBI
10-across – Division of an academic year : SEMESTER
12-across – Lather aiding beard removal : SHAVINGFOAM
17-across – With the press and public excluded : INCAMERA
19-across – One of a similar pair : TWIN
20-across – Armed robber : BANDIT
21-across – Narcotic drug : OPIATE
22-across – Herb used in cooking as seasoning : THYME
23-across – Dash joining words : HYPHEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Baron Hardup’s servant in Cinderella : BUTTONS
2-down – Egg-shaped wind instrument with finger holes : OCARINA
3-down – Glancing blow : SIDESWIPE
4-down – Light-coloured marking on a horse’s face : BLAZE
5-down – Stiff cap worn by Roman Catholic clergy : BIRETTA
6-down – Extravagance : LUXURY
11-down – Of birds that move seasonally : MIGRATORY
13-down – Carriage for hire : HACKNEY
14-down – Largest living bird : OSTRICH
15-down – Wet : MOISTEN
16-down – Gallows : GIBBET
18-down – Plant producing sweetcorn : MAIZE
This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.