This crossword No. 14345 clues and answers were published on Sat 30 Apr 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14345 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Small area off the main area : RECESS
4-across – English public school — farm implement : HARROW
8-across – See 18 : SINGS
9-across – Persuasive relevance : COGENCY
10-across – Sensational : AMAZING
11-across – Worm — sponger : LEECH
12-across – Fermenting bread mixture — odour hugs : SOURDOUGH
17-across – Greek poem describing the siege of Troy : ILIAD
19-across – Fashionable : INVOGUE
21-across – Encrusted with sugar : CANDIED
22-across – Exhaust : DRAIN
23-across – Late 20th-century cultural and philosophical movement : NEWAGE
24-across – Literary style arousing feelings of sorrow and sympathy : PATHOS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Scallywag : RASCAL
2-down – Solicit votes : CANVASS
3-down – Japanese rice dish : SUSHI
5-down – Author of The Heart of a Woman : ANGELOU
6-down – Andes or Rockies, perhaps? : RANGE
7-down – See 18 : WHYTHE
9-down – See 18 : CAGEDBIRD
13-down – Cause of ruin : UNDOING
14-down – Bunkum : HOGWASH
15-down – Mineral used as a gemstone in its transparent form : ZIRCON
16-down – Ball game with a net : TENNIS
18-down – Dickens’ boy with waggish nerd : IKNOW
20-down – Colourless alcohol : VODKA
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.