This crossword No. 14314 clues and answers were published on Fri 25 Mar 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14314 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Top surface of something : UPSIDE
4-across – Wonder : MARVEL
9-across – Liqueur flavoured with bitter orange peel : CURACAO
10-across – Implicitly understood : TACIT
11-across – Very angry : IRATE
12-across – Small edible crustaceans : SHRIMPS
13-across – Hallowed : CONSECRATED
18-across – Enter forcibly : BREAKIN
20-across – Annul : QUASH
22-across – Demonstrated : SHOWN
23-across – English actor, first artistic director of the National Theatre : OLIVIER
24-across – Cruel dictator : DESPOT
25-across – Liverpool’s river : MERSEY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Ragamuffin : URCHIN
2-down – Middle East country : SYRIA
3-down – Barnaby Rudge author : DICKENS
5-down – Following : AFTER
6-down – French nobleman : VICOMTE
7-down – Most recent : LATEST
8-down – Uncontrolled member of a group, who may cause damage : LOOSECANNON
14-down – Cats — cool set : OCELOTS
15-down – Obtain : ACQUIRE
16-down – Humiliated : ABASED
17-down – Wine from Spain’s Jerez region, drunk as an aperitif : SHERRY
19-down – Japanese fencing with bamboo swords : KENDO
21-down – False name : ALIAS
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.