This crossword No. 13814 clues and answers were published on Mon 18 Aug 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13814 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Importune : SOLICIT
8-across – Sensitive — controversial : EMOTIVE
9-across – Program for perusing the Web : BROWSER
10-across – Fluster : RESTFUL
11-across – Short melody : THEME
13-across – In a sly and secretive manner : FURTIVELY
15-across – Standard by which something can be judged : CRITERION
18-across – Close-fitting : TIGHT
21-across – Legally dispossessed : EVICTED
22-across – Study of relations between organisms and their environment : ECOLOGY
23-across – Be avenged : GETEVEN
24-across – Drunkard : TOSSPOT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Boast : SABOT
2-down – Release : LOOSE
3-down – Giving adequate return for outlay : COSTEFFECTIVE
4-down – Fear — mischievous child : TERROR
5-down – Painstaking : CONSCIENTIOUS
6-down – Balderdash : PIFFLE
7-down – Place : DEPLOY
12-down – Form of address for a German : HERR
14-down – Secure with rope : LASH
15-down – Men and women of the cloth : CLERGY
16-down – Fools : IDIOTS
17-down – Requisition : INDENT
19-down – Bunch : GROUP
20-down – Experiment : TRYIT
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.