This crossword No. 14396 clues and answers were published on Wed 29 Jun 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14396 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Pass with the narrowest of margins : SQUEAKBY
5-across – Swindle : RAMP
9-across – On the ball : ALERT
10-across – Curving in and out : SINUOUS
11-across – Situation in which events are continually repeated : GROUNDHOGDAY
13-across – Dig up : EXHUME
14-across – Levels — classes : STRATA
17-across – Device for removing caps and corks : BOTTLEOPENER
20-across – Acrobats’ swing : TRAPEZE
21-across – Piaf or Wharton : EDITH
22-across – One over the eight : NINE
23-across – Denounced : BETRAYED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Strike breaker : SCAB
2-down – Dig up : UNEARTH
3-down – American playwright, d. 2005 : ARTHURMILLER
4-down – Next to — compared with : BESIDE
6-down – Fend off : AVOID
7-down – Feline : PUSSYCAT
8-down – 31 December : ENDOFTHEYEAR
12-down – Strictly not allowed : VERBOTEN
15-down – Convenience — any time : AMENITY
16-down – Resist separation : COHERE
18-down – Linked carriages : TRAIN
19-down – Sound made by impact of heavy objects : THUD
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.