This crossword No. 12643 clues and answers were published on Wed 17 Nov 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12643 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Means of discovering what one has forgotten : CHECKLIST
8-across – High male voice : ALTO
9-across – Arduous but necessary preparation : SPADEWORK
10-across – Girl’s name : ENID
13-across – Tool for making a hole : PUNCH
15-across – Slave : THRALL
16-across – Liqueur flavoured with caraway and cumin seeds : KUMMEL
17-across – Artificial : ERSATZ
19-across – Country house with outbuildings : GRANGE
20-across – Tree with red berries : HOLLY
21-across – Roused from sleep : WOKE
24-across – Identifying piece of writing, tune etc : SIGNATURE
25-across – Scottish island : SKYE
26-across – Album for cuttings : SCRAPBOOK
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Cherish a desire : HOPE
3-down – Buffalo Bill : CODY
4-down – Legitimate : LAWFUL
5-down – Made to pause by something unexpected : STRUCK
6-down – With this one cannot think : BLANKMIND
7-down – Venetian boatman : GONDOLIER
11-down – Or else : OTHERWISE
12-down – Symbol of St Peter — pub name — town in Gwent : CROSSKEYS
13-down – Sylvia, poet : PLATH
14-down – Haste : HURRY
18-down – Belt divided into signs : ZODIAC
19-down – Russian composer, d. 1857 : GLINKA
22-down – Attempt : STAB
23-down – Group of three : TRIO
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.