This crossword No. 14745 clues and answers were published on Thu 10 Aug 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14745 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Prepare for action — these crackled : CLEARTHEDECKS
8-across – Food fish of the cod family : POLLACK
9-across – Froth on the sea : SPUME
10-across – Shoot out : DART
11-across – Hellish : INFERNAL
13-across – Getting old : AGEING
14-across – Examiner : TESTER
17-across – British WWII multi-role combat aircraft : MOSQUITO
19-across – Discharge : EMIT
21-across – Quadrilateral with four equal sides : RHOMB
22-across – Old name for Taiwan : FORMOSA
24-across – Straights : HETEROSEXUALS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Police officer : COP
2-down – Blow up : ENLARGE
3-down – Buttocks — rise up : REAR
4-down – On a trek : HIKING
5-down – Disarrange — rumple : DISHEVEL
6-down – Milk container : CHURN
7-down – Suspect something’s up : SMELLARAT
10-down – Music suitable for a funeral procession : DEADMARCH
12-down – Constrain : ENCUMBER
15-down – Lottery at a fete : TOMBOLA
16-down – Corpses : STIFFS
18-down – Fat — beer : STOUT
20-down – Most important point : CRUX
23-down – Pompous fool : ASS
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.