This crossword No. 9485 clues and answers were published on Mon 25 Sep 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9485 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Promises made to court as condition of bail : RECOGNISANCES
8-across – Swallow : MARTLET
9-across – Unit of heat : THERM
10-across – Hit – hard work : SLOG
11-across – Relating to the guts : VISCERAL
13-across – Folk, often upper class : GENTRY
14-across – Inn : TAVERN
17-across – Herb – girl’s name : ROSEMARY
19-across – Vent for air : FLUE
21-across – Minimum : LEAST
22-across – Cheerful and lively : CHIPPER
24-across – One coming late to higher education : MATURESTUDENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Edge – lip : RIM
2-down – Drawing, maybe satirical : CARTOON
3-down – Larger or more indented bay : GULF
4-down – Understand instinctively : INTUIT
5-down – Despotic character : AUTOCRAT
6-down – Evident : CLEAR
7-down – Likeness : SEMBLANCE
10-down – Sweet or sweetener : SUGARPLUM
12-down – Supplier of lines : PROMPTER
15-down – Regular oval : ELLIPSE
16-down – Summary : PRECIS
18-down – Handle – rod – passageway : SHAFT
20-down – Stead : LIEU
23-down – Decay : ROT
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.