This crossword No. 13209 clues and answers were published on Sat 08 Sep 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13209 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Pull back a gun’s hammer in readiness to shoot : COCK
3-across – Review : CRITIQUE
9-across – Dramatic scene : TABLEAU
10-across – Vagabond : TRAMP
11-across – Tree with seeds used to make chocolate : CACAO
12-across – Minnesota port city : DULUTH
14-across – Person voted the most valuable player in a game : MANOFTHEMATCH
17-across – Relating to the smallest component of an element : ATOMIC
19-across – Start over : RENEW
22-across – : HALAL
23-across – Employ excessively : OVERUSE
24-across – Tweak sir : WATERSKI
25-across – Purposes : USES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Burial chamber : CATACOMB
2-down – With six sides — raised to the third power : CUBIC
4-down – All the time? : ROUNDTHECLOCK
5-down – Aggregate amount : TOTAL
6-down – Four musicians playing together : QUARTET
7-down – Major international fair : EXPO
8-down – Begin a journey : SETOFF
13-down – Native Americans formerly living along the Tennessee river — new ashes : SHAWNEES
15-down – Short letter : NOTELET
16-down – Express astonishment : MARVEL
18-down – Athlete running 1,760 yards : MILER
20-down – Words that can be the subject or object of a verb : NOUNS
21-down – Melt : THAW
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.