This crossword No. 11744 clues and answers were published on Sat 29 Dec 2007 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11744 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Line of cars escorting a dignitary : MOTORCADE
8-across – Fencing weapon : FOIL
9-across – Attached part : APPENDAGE
10-across – Alter text : EDIT
13-across – Cut off : SEVER
15-across – Handgun : PISTOL
16-across – Revolt : RISEUP
17-across – Scandalmonger : GOSSIP
19-across – Woman’s shirtlike garment : BLOUSE
20-across – Ocean : CANOE
21-across – Fencing weapon : EPEE
24-across – Weapon – harridan : BATTLEAXE
25-across – Affectedly quaint : TWEE
26-across – Motherhood : MATERNITY
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Oh dear, I’ve spilt something! : OOPS
3-down – Cooker : OVEN
4-down – Stout stick used as a weapon : CUDGEL
5-down – Stabbing weapon : DAGGER
6-down – German bomb otherwise known as a V-1 : DOODLEBUG
7-down – Person dumping rubbish illegally : FLYTIPPER
11-down – Pasta twirled around a fork : SPAGHETTI
12-down – Describing a triangle with two equal sides : ISOSCELES
13-down – Of sound : SONIC
14-down – Gun : RIFLE
18-down – Caribbean fruit : PAPAYA
19-down – Vessel – nerve : BOTTLE
22-down – A means of control : REIN
23-down – Leave : EXIT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.