This crossword No. 14166 clues and answers were published on Sat 03 Oct 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14166 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Increasingly : MOREANDMORE
7-across – Omit : SKIP
8-across – Alarming : MARGINAL
9-across – Run away : ABSCOND
11-across – Payload : CARGO
13-across – Proverbially retentive molluscs : CLAMS
14-across – The Big Apple : NEWYORK
16-across – JM Barrie character : PETERPAN
17-across – Night-flying insect : MOTH
18-across – Ran into : ENCOUNTERED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Rugby forward : PROP
2-down – Minaret : RAIMENT
3-down – Revere : ADORE
4-down – Lacking companions : SOLITARY
5-down – Pretence : MAKEBELIEVE
6-down – Overstated : EXAGGERATED
10-down – Trade : COMMERCE
12-down – Snack food — comic strip with Snoopy and Charlie Brown : PEANUTS
15-down – Narcotic derived from poppies : OPIUM
17-down – Ream : MARE
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.