This crossword No. 15179 clues and answers were published on Tue 01 Jan 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15179 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Lithe : SUPPLE
4-across – Kind of tea : HERBAL
9-across – Damage by speaking ill of : BLACKEN
10-across – The Surprise symphony composer, d. 1809 : HAYDN
11-across – Unrehearsed : ADLIB
12-across – Florence, for Italians : FIRENZE
13-across – Loosely woven cotton gauze : CHEESECLOTH
18-across – Watership Down protagonists : RABBITS
20-across – Until now : SOFAR
22-across – Quavering note : TRILL
23-across – Person of no fixed abode : VAGRANT
24-across – Bible passage read as part of a church service : LESSON
25-across – Every seven days : WEEKLY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Pedestrian tunnel : SUBWAY
2-down – Off-white colour : PEARL
3-down – Pleasant — genial : LIKABLE
5-down – Highly flammable liquid once used as an anaesthetic : ETHER
6-down – Type of light bulb fitting : BAYONET
7-down – Hang around : LINGER
8-down – Harmless — not objectionable : INOFFENSIVE
14-down – Leisure pursuits : HOBBIES
15-down – Baked pasta dish : LASAGNE
16-down – Hansel’s sister : GRETEL
17-down – Fairly — attractive : PRETTY
19-down – Inuit abode : IGLOO
21-down – Outspoken : FRANK
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.