This crossword No. 14141 clues and answers were published on Fri 04 Sep 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14141 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Free from risk : SAFE
3-across – Short rest : BREATHER
8-across – Steal : NICK
9-across – Disgrace : IGNOMINY
11-across – Slow down : DECELERATE
14-across – Peninsula between the Mersey and the Dee : WIRRAL
15-across – Deadly : MORTAL
17-across – Indulge in idle conversation : CHEWTHEFAT
20-across – Articulate : ELOQUENT
21-across – Appear : SEEM
22-across – In point of fact : BYTHEWAY
23-across – Manipulated : USED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Rusticate : SENDDOWN
2-down – King, queen or jack : FACECARD
4-down – Respect : REGARD
5-down – Punctuation mark : APOSTROPHE
6-down – Frozen rain : HAIL
7-down – Fish with wing-shaped fins and long tails : RAYS
10-down – Novel by Dickens : BLEAKHOUSE
12-down – Tenses up : STIFFENS
13-down – Inopportune : ILLTIMED
16-down – African country, capital Kigali : RWANDA
18-down – Part of speech : VERB
19-down – Moue : POUT
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.