This crossword No. 15871 clues and answers were published on Sat 20 Mar 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15871 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Out of trouble : OFFTHEHOOK
7-across – Predator : MARAUDER
8-across – Spill the beans : TELL
9-across – Space : ROOM
10-across – Eggs Florentine ingredient : SPINACH
12-across – Tempted hero : HOTTEMPERED
14-across – Popular saying : PROVERB
16-across – Employs : USES
19-across – Make unclear : BLUR
20-across – Underprivileged : DEPRIVED
21-across – Using it’s a grind : PEPPERMILL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Being broadcast : ONAIR
2-down – Lying in a state of total exhaustion : FLATOUT
3-down – Covered structure from which to observe birds : HIDE
4-down – Sailors’s jig : HORNPIPE
5-down – Many times : OFTEN
6-down – Calm : PLACID
11-down – Equipped and ready to go : GEAREDUP
12-down – Signal : HERALD
13-down – Composer of The Barber of Seville, d. 1868 : ROSSINI
15-down – Energetic style : VERVE
17-down – Hard outer covering : SHELL
18-down – Encouragement : SPUR
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.