This crossword No. 15897 clues and answers were published on Tue 20 Apr 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15897 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Hairdressing tool : FINETOOTHCOMB
8-across – Got away : ESCAPED
9-across – Head of a male religious order : PRIOR
10-across – Walk heavily : PLOD
11-across – Dashing, debonair young men : GALLANTS
13-across – Small quake : TREMOR
14-across – Housing area : ESTATE
17-across – Occasionally : OFFANDON
19-across – Rotate continuously : SPIN
21-across – Amundsen or Dahl? : ROALD
22-across – Excavate : UNEARTH
24-across – So : INCONSEQUENCE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Enemy : FOE
2-down – Well done! : NICEONE
3-down – Gratuities : TIPS
4-down – Severe trial : ORDEAL
5-down – Despairing — pathetic : HOPELESS
6-down – Bulbous vegetable : ONION
7-down – West Side Story composer : BERNSTEIN
10-down – Fragrant mixture : POTPOURRI
12-down – Participated : JOINEDIN
15-down – Common painkiller : ASPIRIN
16-down – Cubic capacity — loudness : VOLUME
18-down – Swiss currency unit : FRANC
20-down – Boyfriend : BEAU
23-down – Hasten : HIE
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.