This crossword No. 13794 clues and answers were published on Fri 25 Jul 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13794 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Without smiling : STRAIGHTFACED
8-across – Looking for water with a divining rod : DOWSING
9-across – Defensive players : BACKS
10-across – Egyptian canal : SUEZ
11-across – Giving way : YIELDING
13-across – Handgun : PISTOL
14-across – Ice cream with syrup or crushed fruit : SUNDAE
17-across – Derision : RIDICULE
19-across – Eagerly desirous : AVID
21-across – Distress signal : FLARE
22-across – Pine leaves : NEEDLES
24-across – Certify on cone : CONFECTIONERY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Doleful : SAD
2-down – Answers : RAWNESS
3-down – Part of the eye : IRIS
4-down – Traditional Scottish dish : HAGGIS
5-down – Out of this world : FABULOUS
6-down – Desert plants : CACTI
7-down – Differed : DISAGREED
10-down – Inducing sleep : SOPORIFIC
12-down – Building material — tangible : CONCRETE
15-down – Give away : DIVULGE
16-down – Venus, for example : PLANET
18-down – Attracted — depicted : DRAWN
20-down – Nought : ZERO
23-down – Bashful : SHY
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.