This crossword No. 9197 clues and answers were published on Sat 23 Oct 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9197 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Area for beginners when skiing : NURSERYSLOPES
8-across – Widespread : GENERAL
9-across – Water vapour : STEAM
10-across – Fate : DOOM
11-across – Prophesy : FORETELL
13-across – Yearly : ANNUAL
14-across – Period of instruction : LESSON
17-across – Ranch in Latin America : HACIENDA
19-across – Existence – biography : LIFE
21-across – Ring-shaped coral island : ATOLL
22-across – Fall back : RELAPSE
24-across – Envelope containing fertilised shark eggs : MERMAIDSPURSE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Constantly scold – small horse : NAG
2-down – Exhausted : RUNDOWN
3-down – Deserve : EARN
4-down – Cowardly – colour : YELLOW
5-down – One enjoying radio broadcast : LISTENER
6-down – Fragment : PIECE
7-down – Appearance : SEMBLANCE
10-down – Thin dividing membrane : DIAPHRAGM
12-down – Ornamental shrub : CAMELLIA
15-down – Light shoe : SLIPPER
16-down – Worshipped : ADORED
18-down – Band of singers : CHOIR
20-down – Smack : SLAP
23-down – Day before : EVE
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.