This crossword No. 11174 clues and answers were published on Tue 28 Feb 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11174 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Rub – refinement : POLISH
4-across – Shut : CLOSED
8-across – Allude : REFER
9-across – Spanish town – guitarist : SEGOVIA
10-across – Sign of the zodiac : SCORPIO
11-across – It comes down heavily upon one : TONOF
12-across – Display on November 5th etc : FIREWORKS
17-across – Brother of Romulus : REMUS
19-across – Cause to swell : INFLATE
21-across – Make : COMPOSE
22-across – Type of classical architecture : DORIC
23-across – Withdraw formally : SECEDE
24-across – Explode – 19 : BLOWUP
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Group of words : PHRASE
2-down – Start of rocket’s journey : LIFTOFF
3-down – Remove clothes – maybe comic : STRIP
5-down – Match – barge : LIGHTER
6-down – Little friends of … : SEVEN
7-down – See 6 : DWARFS
9-down – … fairytale heroine : SNOWWHITE
13-down – Answer : RESPOND
14-down – Common bird : SPARROW
15-down – See 11 across : BRICKS
16-down – No place for a storm : TEACUP
18-down – Copy : MIMIC
20-down – Castro : FIDEL
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.