This crossword No. 15218 clues and answers were published on Fri 15 Feb 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15218 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Savagery : BRUTALITY
8-across – Well I never! : GOSH
9-across – Shut up shop : CLOSEDOWN
10-across – Flog : BEAT
13-across – Peculiar : WEIRD
15-across – One of the Twelve Apostles : THOMAS
16-across – Cowardly : YELLOW
17-across – Northern girls? : LASSES
19-across – Pieces : SCRAPS
20-across – Light theatrical entertainment : REVUE
21-across – Incline : TILT
24-across – Italian restaurant : TRATTORIA
25-across – Rabbit : CONY
26-across – Names of the most promising applicants for a job, selected for further consideration : SHORTLIST
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Part in a play : ROLE
3-down – Audition : TEST
4-down – Convenience : LADIES
5-down – Showy without taste or worth : TAWDRY
6-down – Let the cat out of the bag : COMECLEAN
7-down – Cover-up — wall coating : WHITEWASH
11-down – Sports — cheat list : ATHLETICS
12-down – Seaboard : COASTLINE
13-down – Adam’s ale : WATER
14-down – Two in cards or dice : DEUCE
18-down – Look for : SEARCH
19-down – It’s our : SUITOR
22-down – Play tenpins : BOWL
23-down – X : KISS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.