This crossword No. 14492 clues and answers were published on Wed 19 Oct 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14492 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Hit warm tongue : MOUTHWATERING
8-across – Proclaim loudly : TRUMPET
9-across – One of the Marx Brothers : CHICO
10-across – Renovate — fasten : DOUP
11-across – Rather : SOMEWHAT
13-across – Merry : JOYOUS
14-across – Against : VERSUS
17-across – Stone-throwing weapon : CATAPULT
19-across – Unfettered : FREE
21-across – Bury : INTER
22-across – North American falls : NIAGARA
24-across – Verse for children : NURSERYRHYMES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Encountered : MET
2-down – South American country : URUGUAY
3-down – Feeling of optimism : HOPE
4-down – Director’s call : ACTION
5-down – Surpassed : EXCEEDED
6-down – Hibernian : IRISH
7-down – Intuitive feeling for what is aesthetically right : GOODTASTE
10-down – Despondency : DEJECTION
12-down – Old pickpocket — true cups : CUTPURSE
15-down – Mocking irony : SARCASM
16-down – A lot : PLENTY
18-down – Coach : TUTOR
20-down – Bind tightly with a rope or cord : LASH
23-down – Classifieds : ADS
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.