This crossword No. 9334 clues and answers were published on Sat 01 Apr 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9334 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Person, especially elderly, extremely dull and conservative : FUDDYDUDDY
7-across – Alligator pear : AVOCADO
8-across – Subject matter : TOPIC
10-across – Scapegoat – strike – bottom – barrel : BUTT
11-across – Dune : SANDHILL
13-across – Iterate : REPEAT
15-across – Roadway : STREET
17-across – Official helping referee – telephone repairer : LINESMAN
18-across – Spiced ham : SPAM
21-across – Ran : RACED
22-across – Earth’s satellite when appearing as a narrow crescent : NEWMOON
23-across – Birds singing at daybreak : DAWNCHORUS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Petty cash – milk vehicle – fishing aid : FLOAT
2-down – Expensive – address : DEAR
3-down – Beefeater – farmer : YEOMAN
4-down – Modern – current : UPTODATE
5-down – Withhold – divest : DEPRIVE
6-down – Housebreaker entering by upper windows, skylights etc : CATBURGLAR
9-down – Remember : CALLTOMIND
12-down – Handed over – died : PASSEDON
14-down – Cure-all : PANACEA
16-down – Craft – project : LAUNCH
19-down – Devout : PIOUS
20-down – Pitcher : EWER
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.