This crossword No. 15164 clues and answers were published on Thu 13 Dec 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15164 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Retreat from a previously held position : CLIMBDOWN
8-across – Mist : HAZE
9-across – Document included with a letter : ENCLOSURE
10-across – Strip off — Manx port : PEEL
13-across – Swoon : FAINT
15-across – Numbering more than one : PLURAL
16-across – A butcher’s — bird : GANDER
17-across – Gossip : NATTER
19-across – Caress — golf shot : STROKE
20-across – Rot : DECAY
21-across – Undercooked : RARE
24-across – Having four feet : QUADRUPED
25-across – Lot — doom : FATE
26-across – Party with lots of food and drink : BEANFEAST
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Wound dressing : LINT
3-down – Spot — a spy : MOLE
4-down – Depressing : DISMAL
5-down – Electrical circuitry : WIRING
6-down – Listen in : EAVESDROP
7-down – Used before and reliable : WELLTRIED
11-down – Fine snow driven by the wind : SPINDRIFT
12-down – Self-denial of pleasures : AUSTERITY
13-down – Washed out : FADED
14-down – Flavoursome : TASTY
18-down – Chide : REBUKE
19-down – Make unhappy : SADDEN
22-down – Contemplate — a goddess of the liberal arts : MUSE
23-down – Low-lying wetlands : FENS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.