This crossword No. 11482 clues and answers were published on Sat 24 Feb 2007 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11482 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Car lifter : JACK
3-across – Ocean : ATLANTIC
9-across – Security device : PADLOCK
10-across – Cordiality : AMITY
11-across – Nick : NOTCH
12-across – Number of degrees in a right angle : NINETY
14-across – Unexpectedly pithy : SHORTANDSWEET
17-across – Meeting : POWWOW
19-across – : LICHI
22-across – Tea state of India : ASSAM
23-across – Fund-raising time at college : RAGWEEK
24-across – Person putting homo sapiens first : HUMANIST
25-across – Daze : STUN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – From the Land of the Rising Sun : JAPANESE
2-down – Trainee officer : CADET
4-down – Surprised : TAKENUNAWARES
5-down – Once more : AGAIN
6-down – Scottish emblem : THISTLE
7-down – Small sandy islands : CAYS
8-down – Formal headgear : TOPHAT
13-down – Laid low : STRICKEN
15-down – Thick-furred marsupial of the Americas : OPOSSUM
16-down – Crop harvested for fodder : SILAGE
18-down – Female : WOMAN
20-down – Device on which to secure a rope : CLEAT
21-down – Whip with a sharp blow : LASH
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.