This crossword No. 14857 clues and answers were published on Tue 19 Dec 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14857 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Amateur dabbling artist : SUNDAYPAINTER
8-across – 100% : ALL
9-across – Insipid : TASTELESS
10-across – Cosseted : SPOONFED
11-across – Submarine captain’s command : DIVE
13-across – Faulty shot on the green baize : MISCUE
14-across – Learned person : SAVANT
16-across – Upland tract — eg Othello : MOOR
17-across – Halted : PULLEDUP
20-across – Site of two rock temples in southern Egypt : ABUSIMBEL
21-across – Adipose tissue : FAT
22-across – Elderly person : SENIORCITIZEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cobs and pens : SWANS
2-down – Central London landmark : NELSONSCOLUMN
3-down – Behaving badly : ACTINGUP
4-down – Small bunches of flowers : POSIES
5-down – Two people romantically linked : ITEM
6-down – 1939 MGM Technicolor movie : THEWIZARDOFOZ
7-down – Most optimistic — stories : ROSIEST
12-down – Fail completely to produce the intended effect : FALLFLAT
13-down – Warm-blooded vertebrate animals : MAMMALS
15-down – Canadian province : QUEBEC
18-down – Don : PUTON
19-down – Driest of the sherries : FINO
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.