This crossword No. 15959 clues and answers were published on Thu 01 Jul 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15959 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Very dark comedy : GALLOWSHUMOUR
8-across – Cosmetic powder : TALC
9-across – Wheel with projections on its rim that pull things through : SPROCKET
10-across – Playful primate : CHIMPANZEE
12-across – Unprincipled : AMORAL
14-across – Wild North American canine : COYOTE
15-across – Game played with string looped over the fingers : CATSCRADLE
19-across – Composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text : ORATORIO
20-across – Archbishop of Cape Town, 1986-96 : TUTU
21-across – Superciliousness : CONDESCENSION
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Taboo : ANATHEMA
3-down – Temporary stand-in : LOCUM
4-down – Sing carols from house to house : WASSAIL
5-down – Unit of frequency : HERTZ
6-down – Absurd imitation : MOCKERY
7-down – Stringed instruments : UKES
11-down – Kind of woman’s shoe : STILETTO
13-down – Repeated aloud : RECITED
14-down – A High Wind in Jamaica? : CYCLONE
16-down – Units of an academic year : TERMS
17-down – Those against? : ANTIS
18-down – Therefore : ERGO
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.