This crossword No. 14271 clues and answers were published on Thu 04 Feb 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14271 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Quarter of a bushel : PECK
3-across – Foremost position : VANGUARD
9-across – Flawless : PERFECT
10-across – Clothes-drying frame : AIRER
11-across – Dissuade : DETER
12-across – Concealment — severe defeat : HIDING
14-across – Very pale : WHITEASASHEET
17-across – Old Greek city state, famous for its citizens’ austere lifestyle : SPARTA
19-across – Watery discharge : RHEUM
22-across – South Iraqi oil port : BASRA
23-across – Endangered : INPERIL
24-across – Apparitions : SPECTRES
25-across – Ophthalmologist’s speciality : EYES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Stop talking : PIPEDOWN
2-down – Unit of weight for gems : CARAT
4-down – Medicine used to treat allergies : ANTIHISTAMINE
5-down – Stately — splendid : GRAND
6-down – Put in order : ARRANGE
7-down – Have sufficient courage : DARE
8-down – Name of six British kings : GEORGE
13-down – Something that rouses to action : STIMULUS
15-down – Situation in which no progress is possible : IMPASSE
16-down – Oddments — fights : SCRAPS
18-down – Respond to a 13 : REACT
20-down – Premature : EARLY
21-down – Recedes : EBBS
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.