This crossword No. 15479 clues and answers were published on Tue 17 Dec 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15479 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Small auk : GUILLEMOT
8-across – Propelled like a Mediterranean war galley : OARED
9-across – Somewhat less dirty : CLEANER
10-across – Superficially appealing actions that make no sense : TRUMPERY
11-across – Make a noise like a cat : MEOW
13-across – Fish hawk : OSPREY
14-across – Make a noise like a dog : BOWWOW
16-across – Macbeth or The Caretaker, say? : PLAY
17-across – Large : KINGCRAB
19-across – With too much sound : NOISILY
20-across – Notion of perfection : IDEAL
21-across – Ridiculed satirically : LAMPOONED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Bon voyage! : GODSPEED
2-down – Experiences : INCURS
3-down – Onion-like vegetable : LEEK
4-down – Kind of beet grown as cattle food — glum re Zen law : MANGELWURZEL
5-down – Become irrationally angry or upset : THROWAWOBBLY
6-down – Flat surface having switches, dials and meters : CONTROLPANEL
7-down – OTT celebration in victory : TRIUMPHALISM
12-down – Tuneful flyer : SONGBIRD
15-down – From Benghazi? : LIBYAN
18-down – Main barrier island in the Venice Lagoon : LIDO
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.