This crossword No. 10840 clues and answers were published on Wed 02 Feb 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10840 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Tool for turning fastening device : SCREWDRIVER
7-across – Aromatic plant : HERB
8-across – Disposal of waste water : DRAINAGE
9-across – Eccentric : ODDBALL
11-across – Woo – where tennis is played : COURT
13-across – Perceive through the nose : SMELL
14-across – Place of confinement underground : DUNGEON
16-across – Become foul from inertia : STAGNATE
17-across – Large washtub – English city : BATH
18-across – Exuberant : RUMBUSTUOUS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Crustacean with pincers – grumble : CRAB
2-down – Wrap with bandages : SWADDLE
3-down – Top of the milk : CREAM
4-down – Vespers : EVENSONG
5-down – Device giving rate of movement : SPEEDOMETER
6-down – Stiffness that sets in after death : RIGORMORTIS
10-down – A sport such as soccer, rugby, cricket, hockey etc : BALLGAME
12-down – Beginning of adolescence : PUBERTY
15-down – Indistinct : VAGUE
17-down – Tome : BOOK
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.