This crossword No. 15975 clues and answers were published on Tue 20 Jul 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15975 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Beer mug in the form of a 15 down man in a tricorne hat : TOBYJUG
8-across – Model workplaces? : RUNWAYS
9-across – Layered pasta dish : LASAGNA
10-across – Slope : INCLINE
11-across – Erik ___ , French composer, who wrote five pieces he called ‘furniture music’, d. 1925 : SATIE
13-across – Payment made to copyright holders : ROYALTIES
15-across – Flourished : PROSPERED
18-across – Increased : UPPED
21-across – Sat : RETAKEN
22-across – Relating to physical reality : OUTWARD
23-across – Intellectually undemanding : LOWBROW
24-across – Describe : NARRATE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Negotiations : TALKS
2-down – Infatuate : BESOT
3-down – Funny business : JIGGERYPOKERY
4-down – : GRAINY
5-down – A hand-held weapon? : KNUCKLEDUSTER
6-down – North America red deer — I paw it : WAPITI
7-down – Weigh up : ASSESS
12-down – Assert : AVER
14-down – Rochester’s Jane : EYRE
15-down – Stout : PORTLY
16-down – Canadian city, founded in 1826, originally called Bytown : OTTAWA
17-down – Celebrity : RENOWN
19-down – Town square : PLAZA
20-down – Trick — duck : DODGE
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.