This crossword No. 15563 clues and answers were published on Wed 25 Mar 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15563 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Making trivial distinctions : HAIRSPLITTING
8-across – Loose body fat : FLAB
9-across – Not absolute : RELATIVE
10-across – English-speaking : ANGLOPHONE
12-across – Bring out — evoke : ELICIT
14-across – Putty-like cement used as adhesive or filler : MASTIC
15-across – Modest : UNASSUMING
19-across – Canadian prairie province : MANITOBA
20-across – Necessity : NEED
21-across – Living things : FLORAANDFAUNA
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – On the whole : ALLINALL
3-down – Insurgent : REBEL
4-down – Fortification consisting of a low wall : PARAPET
5-down – Snow house : IGLOO
6-down – Silly laughs : TITTERS
7-down – Armed force : NAVY
11-down – Irish political movement : SINNFEIN
13-down – Messenger : COURIER
14-down – Temporarily lost : MISLAID
16-down – Agreeable odour : AROMA
17-down – Miraculous food : MANNA
18-down – Cloth spread over a coffin : PALL
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.