This crossword No. 9258 clues and answers were published on Tue 04 Jan 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9258 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Cult of eg tribal art : PRIMITIVISM
9-across – Refusal – treatment as worthless : REJECTION
10-across – Wildebeest : GNU
11-across – Wanderer : NOMAD
13-across – Vent in earth’s crust : VOLCANO
14-across – Opposite to : FACING
15-across – Davy Jones’s locker : SEABED
18-across – Lachrimose : TEARFUL
20-across – Bad-tempered woman – earth mother? : VIXEN
21-across – Period : ERA
22-across – Get one’s own back : RETALIATE
24-across – : PASTTHEPOST
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – British rule in India : RAJ
3-down – Alexander the Great’s country : MACEDON
4-down – Steal : THIEVE
5-down – Plastic records : VINYL
6-down – Cabin where rail movements are controlled : SIGNALBOX
7-down – Relative Ü clock : GRANDFATHER
8-down – Now likely to survive : OUTOFDANGER
12-down – Irish band leader : MACNAMARA
16-down – Wrap around completely : ENVELOP
17-down – Grasp – of eggs? : CLUTCH
19-down – Method used in elections : FIRST
23-down – Fool : ASS
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.