This crossword No. 14981 clues and answers were published on Mon 14 May 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14981 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Plump : CHUBBY
4-across – Covered with soft down : FLUFFY
9-across – One having a nap : SNOOZER
10-across – Preside over : CHAIR
11-across – Beat : OUTDO
12-across – Like a fox — liven up : VULPINE
13-across – Flatten : STEAMROLLER
18-across – Serene : PACIFIC
20-across – Sweeper : BROOM
22-across – Blimey! : OHBOY
23-across – Most stressed : TENSEST
24-across – Fighting in a ring : BOXING
25-across – Convoluted : KNOTTY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Universe : COSMOS
2-down – Submarine : UBOAT
3-down – Portable rocket launcher : BAZOOKA
5-down – Public house : LOCAL
6-down – Easily broken : FRAGILE
7-down – Delivery pitching directly under the bat : YORKER
8-down – Deliberately withhold information : PREVARICATE
14-down – Boarding school food container : TUCKBOX
15-down – Country associated with cedar trees : LEBANON
16-down – Composure : APLOMB
17-down – Forger’s workshop : SMITHY
19-down – Hollywood actor, Errol, d. 1959 : FLYNN
21-down – Unconcealed : OVERT
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.