This crossword No. 14993 clues and answers were published on Mon 28 May 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14993 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Green shoots, cooked and eaten as a vegetable : ASPARAGUS
8-across – 1960s’ style of abstract painting, with dramatic visual effects : OPART
9-across – With a legally valid will : TESTATE
10-across – Annual circle in a trunk showing its age : TREERING
11-across – Make more acute : WHET
13-across – Drinking glass : GOBLET
14-across – Hello! : WOTCHA
16-across – Sieve : SIFT
17-across – Conforming to established standard : TEXTBOOK
19-across – Edible marine mollusc — Oban ale : ABALONE
20-across – Extra time in bed in the morning : LIEIN
21-across – North Korean capital : PYONGYANG
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Person appointed to act for another in legal or business matters : ATTORNEY
2-down – Obvious : PATENT
3-down – Reddish-brown coating caused by oxidation : RUST
4-down – Book with a comic strip format : GRAPHICNOVEL
5-down – Trying to persuade by flattery : SWEETTALKING
6-down – Token stuck on a letter — ATM stoppages : POSTAGESTAMP
7-down – Large Asian beast domesticated for use as a draft animal : WATERBUFFALO
12-down – Long and exhausting march : FOOTSLOG
15-down – Old Spanish coin : PESETA
18-down – Smell unpleasantly : PONG
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.