This crossword No. 11463 clues and answers were published on Fri 02 Feb 2007 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11463 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Rinse throat with liquid without swallowing : GARGLE
4-across – Tick – distinction : CREDIT
8-across – Open sore : ULCER
9-across – Captive held for ransom : HOSTAGE
10-across – Big mistake : BLUNDER
11-across – Step : TREAD
12-across – Carry from one place to another : TRANSPORT
17-across – Faint-hearted : TIMID
19-across – Plainly evident : OBVIOUS
21-across – Treeless plain : PRAIRIE
22-across – Give birth : CALVE
23-across – Living creature with voluntary motion : ANIMAL
24-across – Wax pencil : CRAYON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Dirty : GRUBBY
2-down – Newly enlisted soldier etc : RECRUIT
3-down – In shocking detail : LURID
5-down – Italian rice dish : RISOTTO
6-down – Loose fabric cover : DRAPE
7-down – Consciously fashionable : TRENDY
9-down – Prediction based on one’s star sign : HOROSCOPE
13-down – Pyrenean principality : ANDORRA
14-down – Wheeled cart : TROLLEY
15-down – Place of ideal perfection : UTOPIA
16-down – : ASTERN
18-down – Florida city : MIAMI
20-down – Parson : VICAR
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.