This crossword No. 13977 clues and answers were published on Wed 25 Feb 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13977 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Instruments of torture : THUMBSCREWS
9-across – Desiring success : AMBITIOUS
10-across – Pass on : DIE
11-across – Literary musketeer : ATHOS
13-across – Literary musketeer : PORTHOS
14-across – Careless mistakes : LAPSES
15-across – Stir up : AROUSE
18-across – Extra period of play to settle a draw : DECIDER
20-across – Present an argument in court : PLEAD
21-across – Head : NUT
22-across – Soft fabric : LAMBSWOOL
24-across – The Bard of Avon : SHAKESPEARE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Cooking appliance : HOB
3-down – Leading fauvist painter, d. 1954 : MATISSE
4-down – Excessively casual : SLOPPY
5-down – Vertical pipe : RISER
6-down – Bertie Wooster’s creator : WODEHOUSE
7-down – Extreme sport : PARAGLIDING
8-down – White crumbly variety of cheese : WENSLEYDALE
12-down – Children’s game : HOPSCOTCH
16-down – Sharp reply : RIPOSTE
17-down – Literary musketeer : ARAMIS
19-down – Alien robot from Dr Who : DALEK
23-down – One of an eight : OAR
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.