This crossword No. 14017 clues and answers were published on Mon 13 Apr 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14017 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Spun confection : CANDYFLOSS
7-across – Prudent wariness : CAUTION
8-across – Stuck together : GLUED
10-across – Crosspiece of a ladder : RUNG
11-across – Total admission of one’s guilt : MEACULPA
13-across – Bunker : DUGOUT
15-across – Arm of the Indian Ocean leading to the Suez Canal : REDSEA
17-across – A baby’s train : CHOOCHOO
18-across – Address for an adult German woman : FRAU
21-across – Silently understood : TACIT
22-across – London Stock Exchange share index : FOOTSIE
23-across – Female assistant : GIRLFRIDAY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Stir vigorously : CHURN
2-down – Ingenuous : NAIF
3-down – American : YANKEE
4-down – Gifts made by will : LEGACIES
5-down – Sudden violent winds : SQUALLS
6-down – Timid person : SCAREDYCAT
9-down – Male or female prone to histrionics : DRAMAQUEEN
12-down – Type of wine — calumets : MUSCATEL
14-down – Flour, semolina or potato dumplings : GNOCCHI
16-down – Driver, chipper and putter : GOLFER
19-down – Out of practice : RUSTY
20-down – Promise — unit of language : WORD
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.