This crossword No. 1536 clues and answers were published on Sun 16 Mar 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1536 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Prestidigitation : SLEIGHTOFHAND
8-across – Priest’s vestment : ALB
9-across – Deceitful, dishonest : UNDERHAND
10-across – Have influence or effect : MILITATE
11-across – Clarified butter : GHEE
13-across – Nonsense : DRIVEL
14-across – Hypothesis : THEORY
16-across – Eye make-up : KOHL
17-across – Asian taxi : RICKSHAW
20-across – Nutrition expert : DIETICIAN
21-across – Cricketing extra : BYE
22-across – Nacre : MOTHEROFPEARL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Dense group of flying insects : SWARM
2-down – Adornment : EMBELLISHMENT
3-down – Armoured glove : GAUNTLET
4-down – Up till now : TODATE
5-down – Roll up : FURL
6-down – Morbid fear of spiders : ARACHNOPHOBIA
7-down – Unsteady due to age : DODDERY
12-down – Shocked, startled : SHAKENUP
13-down – Duchy : DUKEDOM
15-down – Sexual desire : LIBIDO
18-down – Fly in a wide circle : WHEEL
19-down – Lively dance style of the 1940s and 1950s : JIVE
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.