This crossword No. 10168 clues and answers were published on Thu 05 Dec 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10168 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Damaging : INJURIOUS
8-across – Seaweed jelly : AGAR
9-across – Songbird feeding on insects and kernels : NUTHATCH
10-across – Convert into a cipher : ENCODE
11-across – Consider as an affront : RESENT
13-across – Central mountain mass : MASSIF
15-across – Copper and tin alloy : BRONZE
16-across – Pants : KNICKERS
18-across – Pin on which a wheel turns : AXLE
19-across – Cigarette with an attachment for removing some of the harmful substances : FILTERTIP
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Mammoth : ENORMOUS
2-down – Acid fruit used in jellies : QUINCE
3-down – Coldest season : WINTER
4-down – Island country involved in a 1962 missile crisis : CUBA
6-down – Woman in a newspaper dealing with people’s personal problems : AGONYAUNT
7-down – US slang : SCHNOZZLE
12-down – Country east of the Czech Republic : SLOVAKIA
14-down – Spanish party : FIESTA
15-down – Small restaurant : BISTRO
17-down – Golf shot from near the green : CHIP
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.