This crossword No. 14847 clues and answers were published on Thu 07 Dec 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14847 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Rid someone : DISABUSE
5-across – Burn slightly : CHAR
9-across – Enemy : YEMEN
10-across – Parentage : ORIGINS
11-across – Business of designing buildings : ARCHITECTURE
13-across – With an unpleasant smell : WHIFFY
14-across – Participate : ENGAGE
17-across – Something to go back to when stuck : DRAWINGBOARD
20-across – Not strict : LENIENT
21-across – Traffic light : AMBER
22-across – River in Hades : STYX
23-across – Expressed agreement : ASSENTED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Time period : DAYS
2-down – Member of the military caste in feudal Japan : SAMURAI
3-down – Fist : BUNCHOFFIVES
4-down – Pontificates — toss-up : SPOUTS
6-down – Stylised Japanese poem of 17 syllables : HAIKU
7-down – Tea : ROSIELEE
8-down – Unhappy and unable to be comforted : DISCONSOLATE
12-down – Wraps tightly in strips of cloth : SWADDLES
15-down – Gymnast : ACROBAT
16-down – Pieces of impure quartz used as gemstones : AGATES
18-down – Nark — nettle : ANNOY
19-down – Disgustingly foul substance : CRUD
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.