This crossword No. 15872 clues and answers were published on Mon 22 Mar 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15872 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Fortune-hunter : GOLDDIGGER
7-across – Blue, carpet or gulf : PERSIAN
8-across – Short sharp fight : SETTO
10-across – Vessel with handle and spout : EWER
11-across – Activist : MILITANT
13-across – Come about : HAPPEN
15-across – Recurring sound pattern : RHYTHM
17-across – Very large : ENORMOUS
18-across – Legislation : ACTS
21-across – Descendant : SCION
22-across – 1971 Elstree comedy film — Up ___ : POMPEII
23-across – See dollars : LOSSLEADER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Eat like a pig : GORGE
2-down – Wild animal’s abode : LAIR
3-down – Hopper, Nilsen or Potter? : DENNIS
4-down – Manipulate someone psychologically into thinking that they are mad : GASLIGHT
5-down – Pull out : EXTRACT
6-down – Stunned into silence : SPEECHLESS
9-down – Like Pollyanna? : OPTIMISTIC
12-down – Something sailors : BEAMENDS
14-down – Condition : PROVISO
16-down – Flexible : SUPPLE
19-down – Obvious : CLEAR
20-down – Surrounded by : AMID
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.