This crossword No. 9346 clues and answers were published on Sat 15 Apr 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9346 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Misuse of something sacred : SACRILEGE
8-across – Relax : EASE
9-across – Oddly : STRANGELY
10-across – Short hare’s tail : SCUT
13-across – South American mountain system : ANDES
15-across – Moment : SECOND
16-across – Lever moving boat’s rudder : TILLER
17-across – Left : EXITED
19-across – Heavenly body : PLANET
20-across – Response : REPLY
21-across – Kind of jug : TOBY
24-across – Guilty soldier : DEFAULTER
25-across – The holly genus : ILEX
26-across – Or else : OTHERWISE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Italian wine : ASTI
3-down – Genuine : REAL
4-down – Traditional myth : LEGEND
5-down – Food passage to stomach : GULLET
6-down – Chief port of Spain : BARCELONA
7-down – Manual skill : DEXTERITY
11-down – Find out – make sure : ASCERTAIN
12-down – Scrawled : SCRIBBLED
13-down – Wrath : ANGER
14-down – Stupid : SILLY
18-down – Proper : DECENT
19-down – Delight : PLEASE
22-down – Dull-witted – late : SLOW
23-down – Muddle : MESS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.