This crossword No. 10596 clues and answers were published on Thu 22 Apr 2004 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10596 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Traveller with little luggage : BACKPACKER
7-across – Dog like greyhound : WHIPPET
8-across – Carnival : MARDI
10-across – The Wise Men : MAGI
11-across – Death : BIGSLEEP
13-across – Japanese for Japan : NIPPON
15-across – Alan, playwright : PLATER
17-across – Enjoy oneself at another’s expense : FREELOAD
18-across – Dyke builder : OFFA
21-across – Vegetable : ONION
22-across – Pottery material or product : CERAMIC
23-across – Intruder into another’s land : TRESPASSER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A matter of 9 in the play : BEING
2-down – Manage : COPE
3-down – Local dialect : PATOIS
4-down – Loose undergarment : CAMISOLE
5-down – See 1 : EARNEST
6-down – Play by Wilde : AWOMANOFNO
9-down – See 6 : IMPORTANCE
12-down – Dutch gin : HOLLANDS
14-down – First : PREMIER
16-down – Dashboard : FASCIA
19-down – Thigh bone : FEMUR
20-down – See 8 : GRAS
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.