This crossword No. 14316 clues and answers were published on Mon 28 Mar 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14316 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Doctors specialising in childbirth : OBSTETRICIANS
8-across – Sprite : ELF
9-across – Given authority : EMPOWERED
10-across – Lay by : SETASIDE
11-across – Loose scrum : MAUL
13-across – Mark over a vowel, perhaps : ACCENT
14-across – Debris : BRIDES
16-across – Seldom seen : RARE
17-across – Royal residence — walking shoe — Scottish military hat : BALMORAL
20-across – Detestable : LOATHSOME
21-across – Snooker player’s stick : CUE
22-across – Alternative to spectacles : CONTACTLENSES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Signs of things to come : OMENS
2-down – Fireproof screen in a theatre : SAFETYCURTAIN
3-down – Late afternoon church service : EVENSONG
4-down – Fast-flowing part of a river : RAPIDS
5-down – Cattle : COWS
6-down – Affectation of social superiority : AIRSANDGRACES
7-down – Riders’ seats : SADDLES
12-down – First ever public performance : PREMIERE
13-down – Textile fibre — icy Carl : ACRYLIC
15-down – Elephant keeper and driver : MAHOUT
18-down – Industrial city of northern England : LEEDS
19-down – Opposite of Giddy-up! : WHOA
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.