This crossword No. 15073 clues and answers were published on Wed 29 Aug 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15073 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Police department dealing with political security : SPECIALBRANCH
8-across – Exploit : USE
9-across – Phone function using stored numbers : SPEEDDIAL
10-across – Mechanism that switches something on — autocrat : ACTUATOR
11-across – Fish related to the herring : SHAD
13-across – Change over : SWITCH
14-across – Recollection : MEMORY
16-across – Predatory black and white toothed whale : ORCA
17-across – French city with a cathedral renowned for its stained glass windows : CHARTRES
20-across – Put into an equilibrium : STABILISE
21-across – Egg cells : OVA
22-across – Pancake day : SHROVETUESDAY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Aqualung : SCUBA
2-down – Death row destination? : ELECTRICCHAIR
3-down – Example : INSTANCE
4-down – Go to ground : LIELOW
5-down – Batons : RODS
6-down – Locality : NEIGHBOURHOOD
7-down – Vacation : HOLIDAY
12-down – Behind : DERRIERE
13-down – Husbands and wives : SPOUSES
15-down – Penny-pinching : THRIFT
18-down – Frightening : SCARY
19-down – Ukraine’s largest city : KIEV
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.