This crossword No. 14863 clues and answers were published on Wed 27 Dec 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14863 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Game involving two hoops : BASKETBALL
7-across – Multiplying by three : TREBLING
8-across – Flat fish : RAYS
9-across – Locks : HAIR
10-across – Possibly : PERHAPS
12-across – Extremely old : PREHISTORIC
14-across – Show to the public : DISPLAY
16-across – Quit : STOP
19-across – Deprivation : LOSS
20-across – Forbearing : TOLERANT
21-across – Precarious : TOUCHANDGO
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Parentage : BIRTH
2-down – Die down : SUBSIDE
3-down – Long poem — awesome! : EPIC
4-down – Long loaf — tube gate : BAGUETTE
5-down – Move unsteadily — a bad place to be left in : LURCH
6-down – Nearsighted : MYOPIC
11-down – Mammoth : GIGANTIC
12-down – Agatha Christie detective : POIROT
13-down – Went to bed : RETIRED
15-down – Italian sauce containing basil : PESTO
17-down – Slapstick theatre for children : PANTO
18-down – Bone from the human elbow : ULNA
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.