This crossword No. 14957 clues and answers were published on Mon 16 Apr 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14957 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Fail to maintain contact : LOSETOUCH
8-across – Requirements : NEEDS
9-across – First letter : INITIAL
10-across – Mesmerising : HYPNOTIC
11-across – Brief and to the point : CURT
13-across – Not presently active : LATENT
14-across – Representation of the human form : STATUE
16-across – Bearded ruminant : GOAT
17-across – Stone thrower : CATAPULT
19-across – Wet weather : SHOWERS
20-across – Russian prison camp : GULAG
21-across – Iniquitous : DASTARDLY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Roping : LASSOING
2-down – Hard liquor : SPIRIT
3-down – Dog : TAIL
4-down – Going everywhere : UBIQUITOUSLY
5-down – Dominate a performance : HOLDTHESTAGE
6-down – Gathered together in one volume : ANTHOLOGISED
7-down – People carrying out harmful acts : PERPETRATORS
12-down – Spreading out in different directions : STRAGGLY
15-down – Subjected to potentially lethal fumes : GASSED
18-down – Flat tableland with steep sides : MESA
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.