This crossword No. 14647 clues and answers were published on Tue 18 Apr 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14647 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Be capable of hitting with force : PACKAPUNCH
7-across – Civic dignitary : ALDERMAN
8-across – Ball game — small body of water : POOL
9-across – Tidy : NEAT
10-across – Excuse : PRETEXT
12-across – Very short time : SPLITSECOND
14-across – Very rough cider : SCRUMPY
16-across – Men only : STAG
19-across – Mined minerals : ORES
20-across – Rural communities : VILLAGES
21-across – Without a stitch on : STARKNAKED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Tower supporting high-tension wires : PYLON
2-down – Object struck by a snooker player : CUEBALL
3-down – Military force : ARMY
4-down – Rattled — perturbed : UNNERVED
5-down – Get into trouble : COPIT
6-down – Persuaded gently : COAXED
11-down – Break in a journey : STOPOVER
12-down – Firmly in place — free from danger : SECURE
13-down – Proceeding as planned : ONTRACK
15-down – Out of sorts : UPSET
17-down – Avarice : GREED
18-down – Devise a strategy : PLAN
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.