This crossword No. 10857 clues and answers were published on Tue 22 Feb 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10857 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Long and unmanageable : SHAGGY
4-across – Squirts : EJECTS
8-across – Quarrel : ARGUE
9-across – Part of a bird’s stomach : GIZZARD
10-across – Tenacious person – sturdy canine : BULLDOG
11-across – Harmonious sounds : MUSIC
12-across – They are used on the ends of sleeves : CUFFLINKS
17-across – Tower of London bird : RAVEN
19-across – North American bison : BUFFALO
21-across – When day and night are the same length : EQUINOX
22-across – Fine-tune : TWEAK
23-across – Cockney hat : TITFER
24-across – Tuba sound : OOMPAH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Moth-eaten : SHABBY
2-down – Saintly : ANGELIC
3-down – Rapacity : GREED
5-down – Cats playing saxophones etc? : JAZZMEN
6-down – Unrefined : CRASS
7-down – Charm – deprave : SEDUCE
9-down – TV : GOGGLEBOX
13-down – Provide funds for : FINANCE
14-down – Major reorganisation : SHAKEUP
15-down – The East : ORIENT
16-down – Tobacco pipe, also called a hubble-bubble : HOOKAH
18-down – Burial chamber – jump across : VAULT
20-down – Derogatory term for an overweight person : FATSO
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.