This crossword No. 14908 clues and answers were published on Sat 17 Feb 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14908 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Dickens novel : OLIVERTWIST
9-across – Recurring every eight years : OCTENNIAL
10-across – Auditory organ : EAR
11-across – French military caps : KEPIS
13-across – Motto under the Prince of Wales’s feathers : ICHDIEN
14-across – Caribbean capital : HAVANA
15-across – Loud piercing cry : SCREAM
18-across – Square cap worn by Roman Catholic clergy : BIRETTA
20-across – Kilns for drying hops : OASTS
21-across – Industrious insect : ANT
22-across – Hurry : MAKEHASTE
24-across – Love letters : BILLETSDOUX
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Ignited : LIT
3-down – Deer meat : VENISON
4-down – Dried grape : RAISIN
5-down – Cambrian : WELSH
6-down – Samples : SPECIMENS
7-down – Make things difficult for others : ROCKTHEBOAT
8-down – Chess player of the highest class : GRANDMASTER
12-down – Operatic tenor, d.2007 : PAVAROTTI
16-down – Dressed : CLOTHED
17-down – Small parcel : PACKET
19-down – Language of Sri Lanka : TAMIL
23-down – Old French coin : SOU
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.