This crossword No. 15471 clues and answers were published on Sat 07 Dec 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15471 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Going down of Earth’s satellite : MOONSET
8-across – So-so : AVERAGE
9-across – Groundbreaker : PIONEER
10-across – Work of a cartographer : MAPPING
11-across – Throw out : EJECT
13-across – Without serious competition — hands down : NOCONTEST
15-across – Top Communist Party political committee : POLITBURO
18-across – Value : WORTH
21-across – Proof of purchase : RECEIPT
22-across – Plumbing fixtures for men only : URINALS
23-across – Set off : TRIGGER
24-across – Contradicted : NEGATED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Hard light-coloured wood used for furniture : MAPLE
2-down – Colourless gas, O3 : OZONE
3-down – Whispered endearments : SWEETNOTHINGS
4-down – Road-surfacing substance : TARMAC
5-down – Alley game : TENPINBOWLING
6-down – Over simple : FACILE
7-down – Significance : WEIGHT
12-down – Roman queen of the gods, wife and sister of Jupiter : JUNO
14-down – Study hard before an exam : SWOT
15-down – Sinlessness : PURITY
16-down – Post-closing time pub drinking session : LOCKIN
17-down – Rise : UPTURN
19-down – Respond — reply : REACT
20-down – Watered with a flexible pipe : HOSED
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.