This crossword No. 15501 clues and answers were published on Mon 13 Jan 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15501 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Is sexually attracted to : HASTHEHOTSFOR
8-across – Irish county : DONEGAL
9-across – Uncovered : NAKED
10-across – English spa founded by the Romans : BATH
11-across – Brainy : CEREBRAL
13-across – Punctilious : FORMAL
14-across – Norwegian port city : BERGEN
17-across – Takes against : DISLIKES
19-across – Struggle for breath : PANT
21-across – Lenin : LINEN
22-across – Doubt — small weight : SCRUPLE
24-across – Belittling words : DISPARAGEMENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Open trough for carrying bricks : HOD
2-down – Statesman — treason : SENATOR
3-down – Author of Les Misérables, d. 1885 : HUGO
4-down – Stopped : HALTED
5-down – Offered for payment : TENDERED
6-down – Fraud : FAKER
7-down – Mars : REDPLANET
10-down – Confused : BEFUDDLED
12-down – Spanish landed estate — I had acne : HACIENDA
15-down – Lay hold of : GRAPPLE
16-down – Professional female companion for Japanese men : GEISHA
18-down – Air-filled cavity in the skull : SINUS
20-down – On the house : FREE
23-down – Scoff : EAT
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.