This crossword No. 15970 clues and answers were published on Wed 14 Jul 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15970 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Help : ASSIST
4-across – Harass : BESET
7-across – Temple built as a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof : PAGODA
8-across – Pre-decimal 2 shilling coin : FLORIN
9-across – Long hard march : TREK
10-across – Native American chief supposed to have had a lover called Minnehaha : HIAWATHA
12-across – Use of an inappropriate, though similar-sounding, word : MALAPROPISM
17-across – Kind of purple colour : AMETHYST
19-across – Posted : SENT
20-across – Small ape : GIBBON
21-across – Type of shed : LEANTO
22-across – Particular : PICKY
23-across – Large black diving duck : SCOTER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Rearrangement of letters to form a new word : ANAGRAM
2-down – Surface swimmer’s tube : SNORKEL
3-down – Careless : SLAPHAPPY
4-down – Under : BELOW
5-down – Continuous horizontal grey cloud : STRATUS
6-down – Military helmet : TINHAT
11-down – Relating to Jesus’ 12 chief disciples : APOSTOLIC
13-down – Bitter in taste — harsh in tone : ACERBIC
14-down – Immediate — second : INSTANT
15-down – Keep an eye on : MONITOR
16-down – Put the phone down : HANGUP
18-down – Nonsense : HOOEY
This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.