This crossword No. 14136 clues and answers were published on Sat 29 Aug 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14136 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Reference book : ENCYCLOPAEDIA
8-across – Free : RID
9-across – Serve as a symbol for : REPRESENT
10-across – Very clean : SPOTLESS
11-across – Telegram : WIRE
13-across – Let off the hook : EXCUSE
14-across – Inverted commas : QUOTES
16-across – Macho man : HUNK
17-across – Disagrees with — crossbow bolts : QUARRELS
20-across – Vulgarity : CRUDENESS
21-across – Eggs : OVA
22-across – Nursery rhyme character — Bill let you bet : LITTLEBOYBLUE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Gains by labour : EARNS
2-down – Established rules for dealing with particular situations : CODEOFCONDUCT
3-down – Lackadaisical : CARELESS
4-down – Fight against : OPPOSE
5-down – Declare to be true : AVER
6-down – Fixed and uncompromising : DYEDINTHEWOOL
7-down – Recasts : ACTRESS
12-down – Second largest Channel Island : GUERNSEY
13-down – Morally just : ETHICAL
15-down – Triumphantly effective : SUPERB
18-down – No longer fresh : STALE
19-down – Marine mammal : SEAL
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.