This crossword No. 15858 clues and answers were published on Fri 05 Mar 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15858 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Muscle that flexes a forearm : BICEPS
4-across – Phantom : SHADOW
8-across – Talk pompously : ORATE
9-across – Selected candidate : NOMINEE
10-across – Develop very promisingly : BLOSSOM
11-across – Lovers’ secret meeting : TRYST
12-across – Effigy for frightening off birds : SCARECROW
17-across – Thoroughbred horses : ARABS
19-across – Stone pillar with a rectangular cross section tapering upwards : OBELISK
21-across – Neologism : COINAGE
22-across – Tropical fruit with orange flesh and small black seeds : PAPAW
23-across – Stucco-like substance applied to masonry : RENDER
24-across – Edible body of a marine mollusc : OYSTER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Splotched : BLOBBY
2-down – Soft sheepskin suede : CHAMOIS
3-down – Media : PRESS
5-down – Pet rodent : HAMSTER
6-down – Very good — British comic : DANDY
7-down – Circular arrangement of foliage or flowers : WREATH
9-down – Chart-topping hit — myself : NUMBERONE
13-down – Up for grabs : ATSTAKE
14-down – Small greyhound cross, bred for racing : WHIPPET
15-down – Sign of the zodiac : CANCER
16-down – Transfix : SKEWER
18-down – Foreign : ALIEN
20-down – Void : EMPTY
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.