This crossword No. 14263 clues and answers were published on Tue 26 Jan 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14263 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Gambling card game : BLACKJACK
8-across – Musical — locks : HAIR
9-across – Game played with a shuttlecock : BADMINTON
10-across – Become limp : WILT
13-across – Gem : JEWEL
15-across – Posted : MAILED
16-across – Russian currency : ROUBLE
17-across – Dismal — despondent : GLOOMY
19-across – Gun part : BARREL
20-across – Sing in Tyrolean fashion : YODEL
21-across – Convulsive breath : GASP
24-across – Earthborn : ABHORRENT
25-across – Trappist, for example : MONK
26-across – Extreme : UTTERMOST
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Shakespearean king : LEAR
3-down – Turn up : COME
4-down – Beset with bad luck : JINXED
5-down – Kind of apple : COOKER
6-down – Wiltshire city : SALISBURY
7-down – Fraternal : BROTHERLY
11-down – Something only fools would do : AMUGSGAME
12-down – Large luxurious car : LIMOUSINE
13-down – Short crowbar : JEMMY
14-down – Neighbourhood pub : LOCAL
18-down – Certainly! : YOUBET
19-down – On a previous occasion : BEFORE
22-down – Birmingham : BRUM
23-down – Wildebeests : GNUS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.