This crossword No. 11408 clues and answers were published on Tue 28 Nov 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11408 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Fabric stiffener : STARCH
4-across – Tap on barrel : SPIGOT
8-across – Incendiary crime : ARSON
9-across – Stimuating substance produced by body : HORMONE
10-across – Black leopard : PANTHER
11-across – Wanderer : NOMAD
12-across – Gristle : CARTILAGE
17-across – Much of the time : OFTEN
19-across – Rubbish : GARBAGE
21-across – Sheltered anchorage : HARBOUR
22-across – State of having committed offence : GUILT
23-across – Come back : RETURN
24-across – Unruffled : SERENE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Irritable – smart : SNAPPY
2-down – Poisonous element : ARSENIC
3-down – Large shell used as trumpet : CONCH
5-down – Voracious river fish : PIRANHA
6-down – Stable attendant : GROOM
7-down – With it : TRENDY
9-down – One giving advance warning : HARBINGER
13-down – Entrenched enmity : RANCOUR
14-down – Inspect : EXAMINE
15-down – Legitimate : KOSHER
16-down – Decide – colonise : SETTLE
18-down – Pack of cards used in fortune-telling : TAROT
20-down – Rascal : ROGUE
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.