This crossword No. 10342 clues and answers were published on Sat 28 Jun 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10342 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Appease : PACIFY
4-across – Lighthouse : PHAROS
8-across – Exclamation of triumph or sympathy : THERE
9-across – Sweet – dancer : PAVLOVA
10-across – Dejected – ashamed : HANGDOG
11-across – Prevent from happening : AVERT
12-across – Tread delicately and indecisively : PUSSYFOOT
17-across – See 19 : LOOSE
19-across – There was the devil of a row : ALLHELL
21-across – Fish : HADDOCK
22-across – See 19 : BROKE
23-across – Long, abusive speech : TIRADE
24-across – Dark – pessimistic : GLOOMY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Inconsistent : PATCHY
2-down – Thorough decontamination : CLEANUP
3-down – Piece of grassland : FIELD
5-down – Try : HAVEAGO
6-down – French river : RHONE
7-down – Poor home – sailors’ song : SHANTY
9-down – Small saver’s receptacle : PIGGYBANK
13-down – Type of drug, maybe anabolic : STEROID
14-down – Quivering effect : TREMOLO
15-down – Boringly familiar : OLDHAT
16-down – Somnolent : SLEEPY
18-down – Tell – regulate : ORDER
20-down – Name tag : LABEL
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.