This crossword No. 13957 clues and answers were published on Mon 02 Feb 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13957 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Son overly attached to mother : MUMMYSBOY
8-across – Reject a lover without warning : JILT
9-across – Extract of a green fruit : LIMEJUICE
10-across – Country of western Asia : IRAQ
13-across – Figure : DIGIT
15-across – Pleasantly occupied : AMUSED
16-across – Hang down freely : DANGLE
17-across – Way : METHOD
19-across – Purplish-red — blood : CLARET
20-across – Lager-fuelled? : BEERY
21-across – Old stringed instrument with a pear-shaped body : LUTE
24-across – Experienced at secondhand : VICARIOUS
25-across – Disastrous fate : DOOM
26-across – Much wrangling : ARGYBARGY
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Kitchen fitting : UNIT
3-down – Come face to face with : MEET
4-down – Not very bright : STUPID
5-down – Exotic plant with unusually shaped flowers of vivid colour : ORCHID
6-down – Overlook : DISREGARD
7-down – Conventions : ETIQUETTE
11-down – Orange jam : MARMALADE
12-down – Excerpt : QUOTATION
13-down – Leave the army : DEMOB
14-down – Add up : TALLY
18-down – Measure of the fineness of silk or nylon : DENIER
19-down – Old-fashioned : CREAKY
22-down – Capital of Latvia : RIGA
23-down – Bribe — bottle stopper : BUNG
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.