This crossword No. 15498 clues and answers were published on Thu 09 Jan 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15498 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Handle clumsily : FUMBLE
4-across – Electricians : SPARKS
8-across – Tibet’s Forbidden City : LHASA
9-across – More than enough : TOOMUCH
10-across – Device that measures the flow of electrical current : AMMETER
11-across – Also-ran : LOSER
12-across – Sell off book stock cheaply : REMAINDER
17-across – Bring upon oneself : INCUR
19-across – Authentic : GENUINE
21-across – Bereft : FORLORN
22-across – Increase in pay : RAISE
23-across – Refuse to comply : RESIST
24-across – Carnivore — saw eel : WEASEL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Heavy short-tailed polar bird : FULMAR
2-down – Country on the Bay of Bengal : MYANMAR
3-down – Vaulted : LEAPT
5-down – Moved about restlessly and stealthy : PROWLED
6-down – Trounces : ROUTS
7-down – World’s largest desert : SAHARA
9-down – Off to bed : TURNINGIN
13-down – Shows a reflection : MIRRORS
14-down – Dried grapes : RAISINS
15-down – Lift — nick : PILFER
16-down – Edible grain : CEREAL
18-down – Keeps in check : CURBS
20-down – Family of Germanic languages spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland : NORSE
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.