This crossword No. 9318 clues and answers were published on Tue 14 Mar 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9318 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Team – border : SIDE
3-across – Away from the sea : UPSTREAM
9-across – In the distant past : LONGAGO
10-across – Purchaser : BUYER
11-across – Humped beast : CAMEL
12-across – Sloping : ITALIC
14-across – Long-legged person : SPINDLESHANKS
17-across – Region of Italy : UMBRIA
19-across – Tree producing syrup : MAPLE
22-across – Anglo-Saxon invader : HORSA
23-across – Playwright of the Absurd : IONESCO
24-across – Power to organise as one chooses : FREEHAND
25-across – Unwanted plant : WEED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Absurd or mistaken word or act : SOLECISM
2-down – Cloth for jeans : DENIM
4-down – Increase : PROLIFERATION
5-down – Shinbone : TIBIA
6-down – Heavenly : ELYSIAN
7-down – What Oliver wanted : MORE
8-down – Without healthy colour : PALLID
13-down – Minor planet : ASTEROID
15-down – Drown : IMMERSE
16-down – Merciful and considerate : HUMANE
18-down – Freshwater fish : ROACH
20-down – Sheriff’s men : POSSE
21-down – Cook : CHEF
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.