This crossword No. 15535 clues and answers were published on Fri 21 Feb 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15535 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – A turf event : RACEMEETING
7-across – Scottish family : CLAN
8-across – Island just south of Corsica : SARDINIA
9-across – Baffle : PERPLEX
11-across – Giddy — silly : DIZZY
13-across – Monastery : ABBEY
14-across – As ‘happy’ is to ‘sad’ or ‘long’ to ‘short’ : ANTONYM
16-across – Thread used in surgery to stop internal bleeding : LIGATURE
17-across – Four-wheel-drive general purpose vehicle : JEEP
18-across – Item banged when seeking entry : DOORKNOCKER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Read over quickly : SCAN
2-down – Beauty : SMASHER
3-down – Lively — slightly drunk : MERRY
4-down – One coming from Manila? : FILIPINO
5-down – Revolving window screen : ROLLERBLIND
6-down – Dangerous animal, native to North America : GRIZZLYBEAR
10-down – Peering-through-fingers game : PEEKABOO
12-down – Cover completely : ENVELOP
15-down – Tremor : QUAKE
17-down – Gag : JOKE
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.