This crossword No. 14866 clues and answers were published on Sat 30 Dec 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14866 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Top of one’s head : PATE
3-across – Notified : APPRISED
9-across – Vie : COMPETE
10-across – Trembling poplar : ASPEN
11-across – Municipal leader : MAYOR
12-across – Element essential for animal life : OXYGEN
14-across – Reluctance : UNWILLINGNESS
17-across – Capital established by Ataturk : ANKARA
19-across – Suitable spot : NICHE
22-across – Smouldering fragment : EMBER
23-across – Mathematical proposition : THEOREM
24-across – Main roads : HIGHWAYS
25-across – Incursion : RAID
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Restorative drink : PICKMEUP
2-down – British soldier : TOMMY
4-down – For the most part : PREDOMINANTLY
5-down – Prepared : READY
6-down – Greatest in status, authority or power : SUPREME
7-down – Put into a liquid : DUNK
8-down – Liquid fuel : PETROL
13-down – Prestigious : ESTEEMED
15-down – Excessively talkative person : WINDBAG
16-down – Look — goose : GANDER
18-down – Missile with a straight thin shaft : ARROW
20-down – Around : CIRCA
21-down – Interlaced structure : MESH
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.