This crossword No. 9482 clues and answers were published on Thu 21 Sep 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9482 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Delicate – crafty – indirect : SUBTLE
4-across – Small stones : GRAVEL
8-across – Cowboy show : RODEO
9-across – Bubble on skin : BLISTER
10-across – Scheme – stick out! : PROJECT
11-across – Style of curry : BALTI
12-across – Native intelligence : MOTHERWIT
17-across – Caterpillar : LARVA
19-across – Apparatus to wind cable : CAPSTAN
21-across – Scene of boys and cat food : PETSHOP
22-across – Pacific island kingdom : TONGA
23-across – He never dissents : YESMAN
24-across – Blow with flat object : THWACK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Predicament – abrasion : SCRAPE
2-down – Sleeping place : BEDROOM
3-down – Unrestricted : LOOSE
5-down – Spectrum : RAINBOW
6-down – Essential : VITAL
7-down – Philip, poet : LARKIN
9-down – Wild flower : BUTTERCUP
13-down – Windpipe : TRACHEA
14-down – Queen of the Fairies : TITANIA
15-down – Type of disk : FLOPPY
16-down – Reveal true identity of : UNMASK
18-down – Former means of local revenue : RATES
20-down – Sales talk – where games are played : PITCH
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.