This crossword No. 10863 clues and answers were published on Tue 01 Mar 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10863 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Pay the bill : PICKUPTHETAB
9-across – Concentrated beam of light : LASER
10-across – Purplish-red – battle : MAGENTA
11-across – Period of time : YEAR
12-across – : KEYBOARD
14-across – Fool : NITWIT
15-across – Associate : HOBNOB
18-across – Attractive : FETCHING
20-across – Badly behaved child : BRAT
22-across – Unisex : EPICENE
23-across – Pioneer chemist with a law to his name : BOYLE
24-across – Damper : DISINCENTIVE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – This month : INSTANT
3-down – Edge of pavement : KERB
4-down – Cosset : PAMPER
5-down – Intellectual – cultured : HIGHBROW
6-down – Ringworm : TINEA
7-down – Extra for Christmas pudding : BRANDYBUTTER
8-down – It should be level : PLAYINGFIELD
13-down – Age of majority : EIGHTEEN
16-down – Austrian ballet dancer, 1938-93 : NUREYEV
17-down – Sternutation : SNEEZE
19-down – Gemini : TWINS
21-down – Assist : ABET
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.