This crossword No. 9254 clues and answers were published on Thu 30 Dec 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9254 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Place of milk and honey : PROMISEDLAND
9-across – Cause to be inferred : IMPLY
10-across – Burden : INCUBUS
11-across – Big cat : LION
12-across – Obsolescent type of petrol? : FOURSTAR
14-across – Remove : DETACH
15-across – Enough people for decision making : QUORUM
18-across – Gary Cooper western : HIGHNOON
20-across – Symbol on computer screen : ICON
22-across – Naval port : CHATHAM
23-across – Term : LIMIT
24-across – Game with solving successive clues : TREASUREHUNT
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Feeling of sympathy and understanding : RAPPORT
3-down – Irish county : MAYO
4-down – Seaman : SAILOR
5-down – Proper and well-arranged : DECOROUS
6-down – Range – surroundings : AMBIT
7-down – Use taste and judgment : DISCRIMINATE
8-down – What curiosity did : KILLEDTHECAT
13-down – Spiny plant : ACANTHUS
16-down – He follows 4 down in counting stones : RICHMAN
17-down – Window in roof : DORMER
19-down – Tomb : GRAVE
21-down – Pretentious nonsense : BLAH
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.