This crossword No. 14848 clues and answers were published on Fri 08 Dec 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14848 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Hit with the flat of the hand : CUFF
3-across – Person unknown : STRANGER
9-across – More spacious : ROOMIER
10-across – Extreme contempt : SCORN
11-across – Peeled the outer surface : PARED
12-across – Lacking in insight : OBTUSE
14-across – Cleaning equipment — we respect a rep : CARPETSWEEPER
17-across – Grasslands : PLAINS
19-across – Offer as an excuse : PLEAD
22-across – With the top just covered with water : AWASH
23-across – On the way : ENROUTE
24-across – Without reservation : ENTIRELY
25-across – Stratagem : PLOY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Thick, hard shell : CARAPACE
2-down – Dumbfound : FLOOR
4-down – Domestic cat mottled in brownish-yellow and black : TORTOISESHELL
5-down – Something well worth having : ASSET
6-down – Becomes adult : GROWSUP
7-down – Tirade : RANT
8-down – One under par at a hole in golf : BIRDIE
13-down – Hard and tedious work : DRUDGERY
15-down – Dependent upon : RELIANT
16-down – Sell abroad : EXPORT
18-down – Fluid said to flow in the veins of the gods : ICHOR
20-down – Commensurate : EQUAL
21-down – Outer garment : CAPE
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.