This crossword No. 15997 clues and answers were published on Sat 14 Aug 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 15997 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Cain’s crime : FRATRICIDE
7-across – Prehistoric : PRIMEVAL
8-across – Unyielding : FIRM
9-across – Author of Das Kapital : MARX
10-across – Daily record of events : JOURNAL
12-across – Formal and explicit approval : ENDORSEMENT
14-across – First Soviet earth satellite, 1957 : SPUTNIK
16-across – Strong restless desire : URGE
19-across – Forehead : BROW
20-across – Anti-British demonstration in Boston, Mass, 1773 : TEAPARTY
21-across – Toasted Italian bread with a savoury topping : BRUSCHETTA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Arena for public debate : FORUM
2-down – Highly regarded : ADMIRED
3-down – Keep moving : ROVE
4-down – Battle that ended Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Jacobite uprising of 1745–6 : CULLODEN
5-down – Postpone : DEFER
6-down – Chicken portion : BREAST
11-down – Theatrical performers : ARTISTES
12-down – Dab hand : EXPERT
13-down – Pioneer American aviator, who disappeared with her navigator in the Pacific, 1937 : EARHART
15-down – Tall building : TOWER
17-down – Run scored at cricket but not off the bat : EXTRA
18-down – Pedestrian way : PATH
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.