This crossword No. 14397 clues and answers were published on Thu 30 Jun 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14397 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Swallow drink hurriedly : SWIG
3-across – Full evening dress for men : WHITETIE
9-across – Contempt : DISDAIN
10-across – Large black-and-white herbivorous mammal : PANDA
11-across – Toll : KNELL
12-across – Spreading from the centre of a circle : RADIAL
14-across – Basis for making a yellow sauce : CUSTARDPOWDER
17-across – Small piece of savoury food : CANAPE
19-across – Maximum clarity of an idea : FOCUS
22-across – Non-clergy : LAITY
23-across – Great ape : GORILLA
24-across – Italian omelette : FRITTATA
25-across – Mongolian/Chinese desert : GOBI
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fellow adventurer – partner or deputy : SIDEKICK
2-down – Publish : ISSUE
4-down – 112 pounds : HUNDREDWEIGHT
5-down – Luke warm : TEPID
6-down – Beer mug : TANKARD
7-down – Yellow cheese with a red covering : EDAM
8-down – Spanish rice dish : PAELLA
13-down – White Italian wine : FRASCATI
15-down – Lingua franca of East Africa : SWAHILI
16-down – City of Dreaming Spires : OXFORD
18-down – Up to this point in time : ASYET
20-down – Instrument played between the legs : CELLO
21-down – Treble or bass symbol? : CLEF
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.