This crossword No. 14289 clues and answers were published on Thu 25 Feb 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14289 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Cook : STEW
3-across – Donnish : ACADEMIC
9-across – Synthetic : MANMADE
10-across – Jargon — patois : ARGOT
11-across – Sudden attack, without warning : BLITZ
12-across – Decadent : EFFETE
14-across – Temporary stock exchange recovery after a sharp fall : DEADCATBOUNCE
17-across – Australian burrowing marsupial : WOMBAT
19-across – Twit — flirt : TEASE
22-across – City government head : MAYOR
23-across – Fast Brazilian dance — mad Baal : LAMBADA
24-across – Youth : TEENAGER
25-across – Selection of small dishes in Turkish and Greek cuisine : MEZE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A.N. Other : SOMEBODY
2-down – Tedium : ENNUI
4-down – British PM, 1945-51 : CLEMENTATTLEE
5-down – One of the Snow White Seven? : DWARF
6-down – Measure of explosive power — montage : MEGATON
7-down – Precious : CUTE
8-down – French novelist, d. 1850 : BALZAC
13-down – 24 across : GENERATE
15-down – Assistant : ACOLYTE
16-down – Arriving when due : ONTIME
18-down – Garment worn by Muslim women : BURKA
20-down – Dictum : ADAGE
21-down – : SMUT
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.