This crossword No. 15542 clues and answers were published on Sat 29 Feb 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15542 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Highly detailed : ELABORATE
8-across – Repast : MEAL
9-across – Keep down costs : ECONOMISE
10-across – Where the altar is found in a church : APSE
13-across – Precipitous : STEEP
15-across – Dissimilar : UNLIKE
16-across – Legal : LAWFUL
17-across – Board ship : EMBARK
19-across – Small restaurant : BISTRO
20-across – Reasonable judgement : LOGIC
21-across – Rowing team : CREW
24-across – Trembled : SHUDDERED
25-across – Christmas : NOEL
26-across – Full stiff petticoat worn under a skirt : CRINOLINE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Shortage : LACK
3-down – Explosion : BANG
4-down – Stand-offish : REMOTE
5-down – Ornamental tuft of threads : TASSEL
6-down – Take a silly risk : TEMPTFATE
7-down – Aristocratic descent : BLUEBLOOD
11-down – Inactive — quit scene : QUIESCENT
12-down – Walloped : CLOBBERED
13-down – Sound of the bagpipes : SKIRL
14-down – Lose one’s cool : PANIC
18-down – Genuine and legitimate : KOSHER
19-down – Commanded : BIDDEN
22-down – Prison accommodation : CELL
23-down – Shaped as with an axe : HEWN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.