This crossword No. 15869 clues and answers were published on Thu 18 Mar 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15869 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Furtive — Tories’ pursuit : SURREPTITIOUS
8-across – Dubious : IFFY
9-across – Basic — unadorned : NOFRILLS
10-across – Unconventional individual : FREESPIRIT
12-across – To an intense degree : DEEPLY
14-across – Memory : RECALL
15-across – Lustful : LIBIDINOUS
19-across – First and last : ABOVEALL
20-across – Similar : AKIN
21-across – Where to begin? : STARTINGPOINT
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Amorphous : UNFORMED
3-down – Verse : RHYME
4-down – Range : PANOPLY
5-down – Conclude : INFER
6-down – Very silly : IDIOTIC
7-down – Unattractive : UGLY
11-down – Fantasy : ILLUSION
13-down – Rigmarole : PALAVER
14-down – Warning sign : REDFLAG
16-down – Indian snack of vegetables in batter : BHAJI
17-down – ___ Marsh, New Zealand crime writer, d. 1982 : NGAIO
18-down – Border : ABUT
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.