This crossword No. 10294 clues and answers were published on Sat 03 May 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10294 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – 18th century dean and writer : JONATHANSWIFT
8-across – See 10 down : TRAVELS
9-across – Halves of diameter : RADII
10-across – Mirth – part-song : GLEE
11-across – Castaway on desert island : ROBINSON
13-across – Liquid applied to the skin : LOTION
14-across – Author of 11 16 : DANIEL
17-across – Work : INDUSTRY
19-across – Saint of Cornwall or Cambridgeshire : IVES
21-across – Fairy-like : ELFIN
22-across – Bird with cockney associations : SPARROW
24-across – Insomnia : SLEEPLESSNESS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Aircraft : JET
2-down – _____ and dearest : NEAREST
3-down – Long journey : TREK
4-down – Town in Cumbria : ALSTON
5-down – Relating to operations : SURGICAL
6-down – River of Pakistan : INDUS
7-down – Three-sided figures : TRIANGLES
10-down – Satirical work by 1 across : GULLIVERS
12-down – Let your hair down : LOOSENUP
15-down – Opposite : INVERSE
16-down – See 11 : CRUSOE
18-down – See 14 : DEFOE
20-down – Platform : DAIS
23-down – Used to be : WAS
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.