This crossword No. 14284 clues and answers were published on Fri 19 Feb 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14284 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Chat : CONFABULATION
8-across – Norway’s capital : OSLO
9-across – Last : ULTIMATE
10-across – Shimmering with rainbow colours : IRIDESCENT
12-across – Decent — handsome : SEEMLY
14-across – Central point : MIDWAY
15-across – Imprudent — 10 across : INDISCREET
19-across – 9 across : MUTILATE
20-across – African river : NILE
21-across – Female relative by marriage : DAUGHTERINLAW
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Shown in film or TV programme : ONSCREEN
3-down – Fern leaf : FROND
4-down – Creative or visionary, without immediate value : BLUESKY
5-down – Rotating machine tool : LATHE
6-down – Tried to seduce : TEMPTED
7-down – ___ von Bismark : OTTO
11-down – Japonica : CAMELLIA
13-down – Dispatch by post : MAILING
14-down – Professional rubber? : MASSEUR
16-down – Preliminary text or plan : DRAFT
17-down – Quarrel : RUNIN
18-down – Hawaiian rain dance : HULA
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.