This crossword No. 9429 clues and answers were published on Fri 21 Jul 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9429 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Highest place for miles around : MOUNTAINTOP
7-across – Bitter – drug : ACID
8-across – Song of songster : BIRDCALL
9-across – Ask people’s opinion : CONSULT
11-across – Flood : SPATE
13-across – Meagre : SCANT
14-across – Posh covered entrance to building : PORTICO
16-across – Person at switchboard, etc : OPERATOR
17-across – Flesh of fruit – type of fiction : PULP
18-across – Smugness : COMPLACENCY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Prison – the Q in QED : QUOD
2-down – Effect of ceasing to shave : STUBBLE
3-down – Hot-tempered : FIERY
4-down – Resource for making soup, etc : STOCKPOT
5-down – Too small to see with the naked eye : MICROSCOPIC
6-down – Avoiding causing grief to groups seen as disadvantaged : POLITICALLY
10-down – Combination of symptoms : SYNDROME
12-down – See 6 : CORRECT
15-down – Fashion : STYLE
17-down – Healthy colour? : PINK
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.