This crossword No. 15834 clues and answers were published on Fri 05 Feb 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15834 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Blast of wind : GUST
3-across – Fitted out : EQUIPPED
8-across – Type of tide : NEAP
9-across – Pepper plant — mica cups : CAPSICUM
11-across – Vulnerable spot : UNDERBELLY
14-across – Most insignificant : MEREST
15-across – Two-channel sound : STEREO
17-across – Branch of science concerned with earthquakes : SEISMOLOGY
20-across – Canadian federal police : MOUNTIES
21-across – Something never to be done : NONO
22-across – Fair : MODERATE
23-across – Refuse to acknowledge : DENY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Card game : GINRUMMY
2-down – Norm : STANDARD
4-down – Member of the Religious Society of Friends : QUAKER
5-down – Heat-loss prevention : INSULATION
6-down – Dark red or purple-brown : PUCE
7-down – Moist : DAMP
10-down – Searcher for minerals : PROSPECTOR
12-down – Wood preservative : CREOSOTE
13-down – Plump — podgy : ROLYPOLY
16-down – Express agreement : ASSENT
18-down – Muslim community leader : IMAM
19-down – Felt remorse : RUED
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.