This crossword No. 14174 clues and answers were published on Tue 13 Oct 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14174 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Wild blackberry bush : BRAMBLE
8-across – Wool cutter — ex-England footballer : SHEARER
9-across – Lynx, for example : WILDCAT
10-across – Diplomatic mission : EMBASSY
11-across – Brightly coloured cloth worn in Asia as an ankle-length skirt : LUNGI
13-across – Top-of-the-charts hit : NUMBERONE
15-across – Note equivalent to four crotchets : SEMIBREVE
18-across – The King, d. 1977 : ELVIS
21-across – Fall asleep : DOZEOFF
22-across – Perfect example : EPITOME
23-across – Beg — hustle : SOLICIT
24-across – Extreme happiness : ECSTASY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Gut : BOWEL
2-down – Pooped : ALLIN
3-down – Wild horse, difficult to break in : BUCKINGBRONCO
4-down – Respect and admiration : ESTEEM
5-down – The creeps : HEEBIEJEEBIES
6-down – Mural : FRESCO
7-down – Lozenge-shaped design : ARGYLE
12-down – Compulsion : URGE
14-down – Fascist : NAZI
15-down – One who enjoys making others suffer : SADIST
16-down – Open end of a gun barrel : MUZZLE
17-down – Over-refined and ineffectual : EFFETE
19-down – Stringed instrument : VIOLA
20-down – Nasty and squalid : SEEDY
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.