This crossword No. 14531 clues and answers were published on Sat 03 Dec 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14531 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Excise : CUTOUT
4-across – Moved by slow degrees : INCHED
9-across – Relating to marriage : NUPTIAL
10-across – Landing stage for cargo : WHARF
11-across – Female singing voice : MEZZO
12-across – Lingering trace : VESTIGE
13-across – Notts cricket ground : TRENTBRIDGE
18-across – Afternoon meal : HIGHTEA
20-across – Christmas song : CAROL
22-across – Rule : REIGN
23-across – Skin at the base of a nail : CUTICLE
24-across – Rough drawing : SKETCH
25-across – Accessories : ADDONS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Filmdom : CINEMA
2-down – Dark yellow precious stone : TOPAZ
3-down – Heraldic creature : UNICORN
5-down – Small amphibians : NEWTS
6-down – One of the senses : HEARING
7-down – Incompetent person : DUFFER
8-down – Offer of reconciliation : OLIVEBRANCH
14-down – Scott Joplin’s genre : RAGTIME
15-down – Provoked and urged on : INCITED
16-down – Routine tasks : CHORES
17-down – Foreigners : ALIENS
19-down – Mixer for gin : TONIC
21-down – Right-hand page of an open book : RECTO
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.