This crossword No. 15506 clues and answers were published on Sat 18 Jan 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15506 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Astronomer’s instrument : TELESCOPE
8-across – Right to another’s property, if an obligation is not discharged : LIEN
9-across – Captivated : BEWITCHED
10-across – Pygmalion playwright : SHAW
13-across – Swift : FLEET
15-across – Pointer : NEEDLE
16-across – Protective covering : SHEATH
17-across – Confused sound of many voices : HUBBUB
19-across – Self-centred person : EGOIST
20-across – Approximate : ROUGH
21-across – Stratagem : RUSE
24-across – Alternatively : OTHERWISE
25-across – Cheerio : TATA
26-across – Squinting : CROSSEYED
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Paradise : EDEN
3-down – Vile : EVIL
4-down – Unpleasant laugh : CACKLE
5-down – Bits : PIECES
6-down – Baltic country : LITHUANIA
7-down – Perfectly pure — fairytale heroine : SNOWWHITE
11-down – Hermit : ANCHORITE
12-down – Wordiness : VERBOSITY
13-down – Miller’s product : FLOUR
14-down – Upper leg : THIGH
18-down – Straw hat : BOATER
19-down – Exit : EGRESS
22-down – Affectedly quaint : TWEE
23-down – Expression of dawning comprehension : ISEE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.