This crossword No. 15965 clues and answers were published on Thu 08 Jul 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15965 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Spears eaten as a vegetable : ASPARAGUS
8-across – Taste of aged cheeses : UMAMI
9-across – Manchester United player and French actor/director, b. 1966 : CANTONA
10-across – Monster able to change appearance from human to wild animal and back again : WEREWOLF
11-across – Fencing sword : EPEE
13-across – Account : REPORT
14-across – Chemical compound used as fertiliser : POTASH
16-across – Moored float : BUOY
17-across – Climbing plant with showy flowers — Islam etc : CLEMATIS
19-across – Lenders at very high interest rates : USURERS
20-across – Shade of green : OLIVE
21-across – Distant reaches of the physical universe : DEEPSPACE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sort of! : ASITWERE
2-down – Vegetables preserved in brine or vinegar : PICKLE
3-down – Part of a ladder : RUNG
4-down – RAF officer rank : GROUPCAPTAIN
5-down – Aside : STAGEWHISPER
6-down – Going away from home base : OUTWARDBOUND
7-down – Butter, cheese etc : DAIRYPRODUCE
12-down – Damage done to wood by burrowing larvae : WORMHOLE
15-down – It became the 49th US state in 1959 : ALASKA
18-down – Jupiter’s Greek counterpart : ZEUS
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.