This crossword No. 14702 clues and answers were published on Wed 21 Jun 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14702 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Lullaby : CRADLESONG
7-across – Brilliant red : SCARLET
8-across – Take over by force : USURP
10-across – Confederate : ALLY
11-across – Type of textured wallpaper : WOODCHIP
13-across – As of the countryside : RUSTIC
15-across – Legal practitioner : LAWYER
17-across – Askew : LOPSIDED
18-across – Court order to prevent bad behaviour : ASBO
21-across – Remove from a residence : EVICT
22-across – Cell that conducts nerve impulses : NEURONE
23-across – Belligerence —hostility : AGGRESSION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Go on hands and knees : CRAWL
2-down – Proficient : ABLE
3-down – ___ Strachey, author of Eminent Victorians : LYTTON
4-down – Police wheels? : SQUADCAR
5-down – Mischievous : NAUGHTY
6-down – Light rope-soled shoe : ESPADRILLE
9-down – Banknotes : PAPERMONEY
12-down – Threatening — ominous : SINISTER
14-down – Thoroughly soaked : SOPPING
16-down – Sport with grand slams? : TENNIS
19-down – Subjected to a shearing : SHORN
20-down – Muslim mystic : SUFI
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.