This crossword No. 15496 clues and answers were published on Tue 07 Jan 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15496 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Former chief magistrate of Venice : DOGE
3-across – State of total disorder : SHAMBLES
9-across – Electioneer : CANVASS
10-across – Well-suited position : NICHE
11-across – Cosy secluded retreats : NESTS
12-across – Gullet : THROAT
14-across – Detail added to a story to make it more interesting : EMBELLISHMENT
17-across – Illegally seize control of : HIJACK
19-across – Compilation of recordings : ALBUM
22-across – A levy of one tenth : TITHE
23-across – Bird of prey : KESTREL
24-across – Giving way : YIELDING
25-across – Put into service : USED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Ornamental bottle for dispensing wine : DECANTER
2-down – Biological group containing one or more species : GENUS
4-down – Is insensitive to criticism : HASATHICKSKIN
5-down – Underground worker : MINER
6-down – Secrete milk : LACTATE
7-down – Place obliquely : SKEW
8-down – Maiden : DAMSEL
13-down – Lost one’s footing : STUMBLED
15-down – Stiff hair : BRISTLE
16-down – Vehicle for the last trip? : HEARSE
18-down – In the lead : AHEAD
20-down – Cremates — Scottish poet, d.1796 : BURNS
21-down – Remain : STAY
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.