This crossword No. 15515 clues and answers were published on Wed 29 Jan 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15515 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Painkiller : ANALGESIC
8-across – Third most populous Japanese city : OSAKA
9-across – Hercule Poirot’s nationality : BELGIAN
10-across – Pacts : TREATIES
11-across – Largest island of the Inner Hebrides : SKYE
13-across – Morbid fear : PHOBIA
14-across – Develop in such a way as to cause a problem : BREWUP
16-across – Snug : COSY
17-across – Don Quixote’s region of Spain : LAMANCHA
19-across – Young mares : FILLIES
20-across – Birds that fly in a skein : GEESE
21-across – Final chess move : CHECKMATE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Building used for butchery : ABATTOIR
2-down – Saunters : AMBLES
3-down – Audacity : GALL
4-down – Awkward situation : STICKYWICKET
5-down – Thought about : CONTEMPLATED
6-down – Rodgers and Hammerstein musical : SOUTHPACIFIC
7-down – French miss : MADEMOISELLE
12-down – Geometric shape : TRIANGLE
15-down – Sickness : NAUSEA
18-down – Flower — colour : PINK
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.