This crossword No. 14418 clues and answers were published on Mon 25 Jul 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14418 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – With a special ability to attract : CHARISMATIC
7-across – Poker player’s stake : ANTE
8-across – Bitterness : ACRIMONY
9-across – Instalment : EPISODE
11-across – Instalment : ISSUE
13-across – Exclusive news item : SCOOP
14-across – Medical treatment : THERAPY
16-across – Disposition to kindness : GOODWILL
17-across – Couple : PAIR
18-across – American ragtime composer, d. 1917 : SCOTTJOPLIN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sticky fruit : DATE
2-down – Italian composer : VIVALDI
3-down – Elegant and stylish : SMART
4-down – Dispenser spraying perfume as a fine mist : ATOMISER
5-down – Ostentatious spending designed to impress others : CONSPICUOUS
6-down – See 5 : CONSUMPTION
10-down – Spring flower : SNOWDROP
12-down – Lacking depth : SHALLOW
15-down – Starting point : BIRTH
17-down – Lightly coloured : PALE
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.