This crossword No. 10839 clues and answers were published on Tue 01 Feb 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10839 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Miserable : ABJECT
4-across – Heroic champion : KNIGHT
8-across – Stand-in doctor : LOCUM
9-across – Non-professional : AMATEUR
10-across – Shining : RADIANT
11-across – Abolish : ANNUL
12-across – Cascade : WATERFALL
17-across – Language of ancient Rome : LATIN
19-across – Clumsy : AWKWARD
21-across – One’s heading for conflict when on it : WARPATH
22-across – Walkway between seats : AISLE
23-across – To a certain extent : RATHER
24-across – Leguminous seed eaten as snack or butter : PEANUT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Attractiveness : ALLURE
2-down – Member of crow family noted for thieving : JACKDAW
3-down – Punctuation mark : COMMA
5-down – Famous 12 : NIAGARA
6-down – Gather : GLEAN
7-down – Aquatic chelonian : TURTLE
9-down – Subsequent consequences : AFTERMATH
13-down – Ship’s carrying capacity : TONNAGE
14-down – Secretive affair : LIAISON
15-down – Bloom : FLOWER
16-down – Sales publicity : ADVERT
18-down – Cards often used in fortune-telling : TAROT
20-down – Jack : KNAVE
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.