This crossword No. 14972 clues and answers were published on Thu 03 May 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14972 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Beat about the bush : EQUIVOCATE
7-across – Capital of Ontario : TORONTO
8-across – European capital — Trojan prince : PARIS
10-across – Fastened : TIED
11-across – Joni __ , Canadian singer-songwriter, b. 1943 : MITCHELL
13-across – Happens : OCCURS
15-across – Butt of a comedian’s jokes : STOOGE
17-across – In fact : ACTUALLY
18-across – Avian symbols of wisdom : OWLS
21-across – Talks incessantly : YACKS
22-across – Gland in the neck : THYROID
23-across – Uncertainty principle mathematical physicist, d. 1976 — begins here : HEISENBERG
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Strange and disturbing : EERIE
2-down – Vases : URNS
3-down – Menuhin’s instrument : VIOLIN
4-down – Maximum amount that can be contained : CAPACITY
5-down – Underwater projectile : TORPEDO
6-down – Still : STATIONARY
9-down – Cut of beef : SILVERSIDE
12-down – Little Rock’s state : ARKANSAS
14-down – Dead skin on a fingernail : CUTICLE
16-down – Famous Five author, d. 1968 : BLYTON
19-down – Incorrect : WRONG
20-down – Kind : TYPE
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.