This crossword No. 15505 clues and answers were published on Fri 17 Jan 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15505 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Careful thought : CONSIDERATION
8-across – Be unwell : AIL
9-across – Release of pent-up emotions : CATHARSIS
10-across – Defeated decisively : TROUNCED
11-across – Feverish chill : AGUE
13-across – Strike repeatedly with the fists : PUMMEL
14-across – Marred : SPOILT
16-across – Come down to earth : LAND
17-across – Metal used in strong lightweight alloys : TITANIUM
20-across – Swiss skeleton toboggan track : CRESTARUN
21-across – Fuss : ADO
22-across – Bitter verbal quarrel : SLANGINGMATCH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Shoreline : COAST
2-down – South African president, d. 2013 : NELSONMANDELA
3-down – Enraged : INCENSED
4-down – : EITHER
5-down – __ Smith, author of The Wealth of Nations : ADAM
6-down – Piddling : INSIGNIFICANT
7-down – Not a problem! : NOSWEAT
12-down – Pale peat moss — human GPs : SPHAGNUM
13-down – Royal residences : PALACES
15-down – One millionth of a metre : MICRON
18-down – Loiter listlessly : MOOCH
19-down – Adult male red deer : STAG
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.