This crossword No. 15204 clues and answers were published on Wed 30 Jan 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15204 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Short, light breath of wind : PUFF
3-across – Nous : GUMPTION
8-across – Marching orders? : SACK
9-across – Gritty : GRANULAR
11-across – Involving very poor social conditions — case in kind : DICKENSIAN
14-across – Mechanical force causing rotation : TORQUE
15-across – Mexican cocktail made with white rum and lime juice : MOJITO
17-across – Regardless : WILLYNILLY
20-across – Morning call : REVEILLE
21-across – Cain’s younger brother : ABEL
22-across – The ‘John’ of ‘John Smith’ : FORENAME
23-across – Summons : WRIT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Assign to a later time : POSTDATE
2-down – Queen or Jack, say? : FACECARD
4-down – Agitation : UNREST
5-down – Baggy trousers gathered at the ankles : PANTALOONS
6-down – Ailments — misfortunes : ILLS
7-down – Informer : NARK
10-down – Person giving hair and skin treatments etc : BEAUTICIAN
12-down – Atmospheric pressure unit : MILLIBAR
13-down – Speaker of many languages : POLYGLOT
16-down – Downhill ski event : SLALOM
18-down – High-ranking university academic : PROF
19-down – Six balls, as a unit : OVER
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.