This crossword No. 14626 clues and answers were published on Fri 24 Mar 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14626 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Principal actress : LEADINGLADY
9-across – Proposed : NOMINATED
10-across – Polite address for a man : SIR
11-across – Firearm : RIFLE
13-across – Keep within limits : CONFINE
14-across – Engage in some activity as if it were a game : TOYING
15-across – Lightweight cotton fabric : MUSLIN
18-across – North African country : TUNISIA
20-across – Strangely frightening : EERIE
21-across – Brief swim : DIP
22-across – Cause to feel awkward : EMBARRASS
24-across – Summed up briefly : INANUTSHELL
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Native British tree : ELM
3-down – Underground prison cell : DUNGEON
4-down – Review — poster : NOTICE
5-down – Weighed down : LADEN
6-down – Maker of alcoholic spirits : DISTILLER
7-down – Thanklessness : INGRATITUDE
8-down – Cheerfully tolerant : FREEANDEASY
12-down – Kitchen utensil : FRYINGPAN
16-down – Bring out of obscurity : UNEARTH
17-down – Tactic intended to gain an advantage : GAMBIT
19-down – Austere : STERN
23-down – Boring instrument : AWL
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.