This crossword No. 15178 clues and answers were published on Mon 31 Dec 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15178 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Jewel box : CASKET
4-across – Duck : DODGE
7-across – Actually — denied : INDEED
8-across – Fruit eaten as a vegetable : TOMATO
9-across – Vessel carrying blood towards the heart : VEIN
10-across – No pink inside? : WELLDONE
12-across – Nature : TEMPERAMENT
17-across – Throbs : PULSATES
19-across – Painful : SORE
20-across – Coming : ADVENT
21-across – Broad street : AVENUE
22-across – Deer : HINDS
23-across – Outline : SKETCH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Abstract idea : CONCEPT
2-down – Human bone — ten rums : STERNUM
3-down – Natural talent — won’t emend : ENDOWMENT
4-down – Slobber : DROOL
5-down – Heavy cavalryman : DRAGOON
6-down – French anti-ship missile : EXOCET
11-down – Usurer : LOANSHARK
13-down – Brighten up : ENLIVEN
14-down – Least difficult : EASIEST
15-down – From end to end : THROUGH
16-down – Lead newspaper story : SPLASH
18-down – Parents’ sisters : AUNTS
This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.