This crossword No. 13805 clues and answers were published on Thu 07 Aug 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13805 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Ripe : MATURE
4-across – Pudding : AFTERS
8-across – Adder : DREAD
9-across – Small worn stones and pebbles on the shore : SHINGLE
10-across – Preserve when lifeless : MUMMIFY
11-across – Variety of grape used for Burgundies and champagnes : PINOT
12-across – Quarrel : LOCKHORNS
17-across – Sheikhdom due to host the 2022 World Cup : QATAR
19-across – Knitted item found on the breakfast table? : EGGCOSY
21-across – With ice cream on top or by the side : ALAMODE
22-across – Mate in Madrid? : AMIGO
23-across – Not destroyed or lost : EXTANT
24-across – Despicable chap : TOERAG
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Married woman in Montpellier? : MADAME
2-down – Rising current of warm air : THERMAL
3-down – Straight lines from the centre to the surface of a sphere : RADII
5-down – Dolphin’s limb : FLIPPER
6-down – Scottish earl who took statues from the Parthenon : ELGIN
7-down – Slender — refined : SVELTE
9-down – Words required when one is about to be shot! : SAYCHEESE
13-down – Comic strip : CARTOON
14-down – More ostentatious : SHOWIER
15-down – Number such as 4 or 64 : SQUARE
16-down – Bionic man : CYBORG
18-down – Browned bread : TOAST
20-down – Fertiliser : GUANO
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.