This crossword No. 14216 clues and answers were published on Tue 01 Dec 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14216 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Almost : WELLNIGH
5-across – Feudal labourer : SERF
9-across – Join voluntarily : OPTIN
10-across – Malicious gossip : SCANDAL
11-across – Re : WITHREGARDTO
13-across – Hang loosely : DANGLE
14-across – Dead body : CORPSE
17-across – Pay — our men earn it : REMUNERATION
20-across – Arrears of work : BACKLOG
21-across – Largest city in Nebraska : OMAHA
22-across – Statue at Piccadilly Circus : EROS
23-across – Enter, sir! : REINSERT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Area of trees and shrubs : WOOD
2-down – From a Baltic state : LATVIAN
3-down – Casually : NONCHALANTLY
4-down – One of four New Testament books : GOSPEL
6-down – Terminated : ENDED
7-down – Pursued : FOLLOWED
8-down – Fashionable male socialite : MANABOUTTOWN
12-down – Lovely : ADORABLE
15-down – Desecrate : PROFANE
16-down – Marked accent : BROGUE
18-down – Butch : MACHO
19-down – Ultimate — endure : LAST
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.