This crossword No. 15998 clues and answers were published on Mon 16 Aug 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15998 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Italian cream cheese — co-spearman : MASCARPONE
7-across – Beat soundly : CLOBBER
8-across – Subject : TOPIC
10-across – Looked at : EYED
11-across – Excessive action to achieve a goal : OVERKILL
13-across – Beat soundly : THRASH
15-across – Beat soundly : WALLOP
17-across – Shocked : APPALLED
18-across – Aspersion : SLUR
21-across – Four Quartets poet : ELIOT
22-across – Beat soundly : TROUNCE
23-across – London rail terminus : PADDINGTON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – North American elk : MOOSE
2-down – Underwater vessels : SUBS
3-down – Reach one’s destination : ARRIVE
4-down – JM Barrie’s Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up : PETERPAN
5-down – Relating to marriage : NUPTIAL
6-down – Emphasise : ACCENTUATE
9-down – Night and Day songwriter : COLEPORTER
12-down – Secluded : ISOLATED
14-down – Model — caliper : REPLICA
16-down – The Great Stone Face, star of silent films, d. 1966 : KEATON
19-down – Tablecloth material : LINEN
20-down – Defensive ditch, usually filled with water : MOAT
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.