This crossword No. 9953 clues and answers were published on Fri 29 Mar 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9953 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Scabies – which is said to make married men unfaithful : SEVENYEARITCH
8-across – Congest with blood – eat greedily : ENGORGE
9-across – Greek holiday island : CORFU
10-across – Join in knitted garment : SEAM
11-across – Fair : SPORTING
13-across – Lure : ENTICE
14-across – Japanese professional female companion : GEISHA
17-across – Characteristic of Germans : TEUTONIC
19-across – Plant growing in dense mats : MOSS
21-across – Burst : ERUPT
22-across – Scottish national emblem : THISTLE
24-across – Not shared with others : SELFCONTAINED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Observe – diocese : SEE
2-down – Itinerant : VAGRANT
3-down – Standard : NORM
4-down – Not subject to : EXEMPT
5-down – Wind instrument much used in schools : RECORDER
6-down – Bones of the ankles and heels : TARSI
7-down – Old device for telling the time : HOURGLASS
10-down – Having no smell : SCENTLESS
12-down – RAC stoic : ACROSTIC
15-down – Abbreviate : SHORTEN
16-down – Glove with no separate fingers : MITTEN
18-down – Customary : USUAL
20-down – Capital of Peru : LIMA
23-down – Finish : END
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.