This crossword No. 15562 clues and answers were published on Tue 24 Mar 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15562 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Fortune-teller’s essential equipment? : CRYSTALBALL
9-across – Haughty : IMPERIOUS
10-across – Greek letter T : TAU
11-across – Dull and laborious routine : GRIND
13-across – Overbearing self-esteem : CONCEIT
14-across – Hidden — mysterious : OCCULT
15-across – Alloy of tin and some lead : PEWTER
18-across – Human body dissected by medical students : CADAVER
20-across – Interior : INNER
21-across – Chaps : MEN
22-across – Hopeful people : OPTIMISTS
24-across – Mystic shape : METAPHYSICS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Tear : RIP
3-down – Fruit-filled pastry from Austria : STRUDEL
4-down – Instantly : ATONCE
5-down – Washbowl : BASIN
6-down – ‘Humph’, English jazz musician and broadcaster, d. 2008 : LYTTELTON
7-down – The next world : KINGDOMCOME
8-down – Newspapers engaging in sensational journalism : GUTTERPRESS
12-down – Frequency : INCIDENCE
16-down – Puzzles — riddles : ENIGMAS
17-down – Support for a disabled person while walking : CRUTCH
19-down – Flower — stringed instrument : VIOLA
23-down – : SEC
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.