This crossword No. 14501 clues and answers were published on Sat 29 Oct 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14501 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – See 10 : CITY
3-across – Start of a rocket’s journey : BLASTOFF
8-across – Street : ROAD
9-across – Science of electronic systems for aeronautics : AVIONICS
11-across – Furious : HOPPINGMAD
14-across – Dark — dim : GLOOMY
15-across – Cuban rum-and-lime-based cocktail : MOJITO
17-across – Schubert’s Eighth, for example : UNFINISHED
20-across – See 17 : SYMPHONY
21-across – Curly hairstyle : AFRO
22-across – Grimy line round the inside of a bath : TIDEMARK
23-across – Proverbially reticent marine mollusc : CLAM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Phoenician city state near modern Tunis : CARTHAGE
2-down – Coffee stirrer? : TEASPOON
4-down – Parsley relative — a glove : LOVAGE
5-down – One compulsively in need of retail therapy : SHOPAHOLIC
6-down – Midwest US state : OHIO
7-down – Cod, dab, eel and ray : FISH
10-down – Aston Villa’s local rivals, the Blues : BIRMINGHAM
12-down – Legally valid : RIGHTFUL
13-down – Larva of the furniture beetle : WOODWORM
16-down – Frankfurter : WIENER
18-down – Interjection to attract someone’s attention without alerting others : PSST
19-down – Maid : AMID
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.